marrow bones

there was an old woman

who in our town did dwell

who loved her husband dearly

but another man twice as well

she went to the doctor to see what she could find

to see what she could find

sir

for to make her old man blind

feed him eggs and marrow bones

feed them to him all

and you'll make you old man so blind that he won't see you at all

she fed him eggs and marrow bones. she fed them to him all

and she made her old man so blind that he couldn't see her at all

now that i'm getting old and blind

i'm weary of my life

so i will go and drown myself

and that will end my strife

to drown yourself to drown yourself

now that would be a sin

you just stand by the river bank and i will push you in

so the old woman

she took a running jump for to push the old man in

the old man he just stepped aside

and the old woman she fell in

save me