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<h2>THE LITTLE WOMAN AND THE PEDLAR</h2> <ANTIMG src="images/littlewoman1.jpg" width="700" height="702" alt="The Little Woman" title="The Little Woman" /> <ANTIMG src="images/littlewoman2.jpg" width="700" height="704" alt="and the Pedlar" title="and the Pedlar" /> There was a little woman, as I’ve heard say, Fol, lol, diddle, diddle dol; She went to market, her eggs for to sell, Fol, lol, diddle, diddle dol. She went to market all on a market day, And she fell asleep upon the king’s highway; Fol de rol de lol lol lol lol lol, Fol, lol, diddle, diddle dol. 2 And there came a pedlar whose name was Stout, Fol, lol, &c., He cut her petticoats all round about, Fol, lol, &c., He cut her petticoats up to her knees, Which made the little woman to shiver and freeze, Fol de rol, &c. 3 When the little woman began to awake, Fol, lol, &c., She began to shiver, and she began to shake, Fol, lol, &c., She began to shake, and she began to cry, Lawk-a-mercy on me! this is none of I, Fol de rol, &c. 4 If it be I, as I suppose it be, Fol lol, &c., I’ve a little dog at home, and he knows me; Fol, lol, &c., If it be I, he will wag his little tail, If it be not I, he will bark and rail, Fol de rol, &c. 5 And when the little woman went home in the dark, Fol, lol, &c., Her little dog he did begin to bark, Fol, lol, &c., He began to bark, and she began to cry, Lawk-a-mercy on me! this is none of I, Fol de rol, &c. <div style="break-after:column;"></div>

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