Dandoo- Corn/Waller (IN) 1935 Brewster A
From Brewster: Ballads and Songs of Indiana 1935
23. THE WIFE WRAPT IN WETHER'S SKIN
(Child, No. 277)
Three texts of this ballad have been recovered in Indiana, under the following titles: "Dandoo," "Dan-Doodle-Dan," and "The Old Sheepskin." The Child title does not appear.
For American texts, see Belden, No. 12 (fragment); Brown, p. 9; Campbell and Sharp, No. 33; Child, V, 304; Cox, No. 29; Davis, p. 497; Hudson, No. 21; Hudson, Folksongs, p. 123; Journal, VII, 253; XIX, 298; XXIX, 109; XXX, 328; Pound, Ballads, No. 6; Shearin and Combs, p. 8 (fragment) ; Smith and Rufty, American Anthology, p. 49; Gordon, Folk-Songs of America, p. 89; Cox, Traditional Ballads, pp. 46, 48, 49; Henry, Folk-Songs from the Southern Highlands, p. 125 (fragment).
For British texts see: Greig, Last Leaves, No. 93; JFSS, II, 223; V, 260; Ford, Vagabond Songs and Ballads of Scotland, p. 192.
A. "Dandoo." Contributed by Mrs. Mayme C. Waller, of Winslow, Indiana. Pike County. Secured by her from her mother, Mrs. A. W. Corn, who heard it sung years ago by her grandmother, Mrs. Asenath McDonald Barrett. July 1, 1935.
1. There was an old man and he lived out West,
Dandoo, Dandoo;
There was an old man and he lived out West,
To ma clamadore clax to ma clingo.
There was an old man and he lived out West;
He married a woman, she was none of the best,
To ma clore, to ma clore,
To ma clamadore clax to ma clingo.
2. He went in from his plow,[1]
Dandoo, Dandoo; He went in from his plow,
To ma clamadore clax to ma clingo.
He went in from his plow,
Saying, "Old woman, have you got dinner now?'
To ma clore, to ma clore,
To ma clamadore clax to ma clingo.
3. "There's a piece of cold bread lying on the shelf,"
Dandoo, Dandoo;
"There's a piece of cold bread lying on the shelf,"
To ma clamadore clax to ma clingo.
"There's a piece of cold bread lying on the shelf;
If you want more cooked, you can cook it yourself."
To ma clore, to ma clore,
To ma clamadore clax to ma clingo.
4. He went out to his sheep-fold,
Dandoo, Dandoo; He went out to his sheep-fold,
To ma clamadore clax to ma clingo.
He went out to his sheep-fold,
And jerked up a sheep about six years old,
To ma clore, to ma clore,
To ma clamadore clax to ma clingo.
5. He hung it up upon a pin,
Dandoo, Dandoo; He hung it up upon a pin,
To ma clamadore clax to ma clingo.
He hung it up upon a pin,
In about three jerks jerked off its skin,
To ma clore, to ma clore,
To ma clamadore clax to ma clingo.
6. He threw his sheepskin around his wife's back,
Dandoo, Dandoo;
He threw his sheepskin around his wife's back,
To ma clamadore clax to ma clingo.
He threw his sheepskin around his wife's back,
And, O my Lord, how he made his whip crack!
To ma clore, to ma clore,
To ma clamadore clax to ma clingo.
7. He threw his whip upon the shelf,
Dandoo, Dandoo;
He threw his whip upon the shelf,
To ma clamadore clax to ma clingo.
He threw his whip upon the shelf;
If you want any more, you can sing it yourself.
To ma clore, to ma clore,
To ma clamadore clax to ma clingo.
1 This Here is incomplete.