Dandoo- Sexson (NE) 1917 Pound B
From: American Ballads and Songs- Louise Pound 1922
6. THE WIFE WRAPPED IN A WETHER'S SKIN
(B) Dandoo. Text from Mrs. Mary A. Sexson of Hastings, Nebraska, in 1917, as sung by her husband, J. J. Sexson
A little old man lived in the west,
Dandoo, dandoo
A little old man lived in the west,
Clamadore clash may clings
A little old man lived in the west,
He had a little wife that was none of the best.
And a lambo scrambo churum churum
Calla may clash may clings.
This little old man came in from his plow,
Saying, "Honey have you got my breakfast now?"
"There lays a piece of cold bread on the shelf,
If you want any more you can get it yourself."
He drew the old wether up to the pin,
And at three jerks fetched off his skin.
He threw the sheep's skin around his wife's back,
And two little sticks went whickety whack.