An old man came courting me, hey ding dorum down An old man came courting me, me being young An old man came courting me, said he would marry me Maids, When You're Young, Never Wed An Old Man Chorus For he's got no falorum, fi diddle I orum He's got no falorum, fi diddle I ay He's got no falorum, he's lost his ding dorum Maids, When You're Young, Never Wed An Old Man Chorus And when we went to church, hey ding dorum down And when we went to church, me being young And when we went to church, he left me in the lurch Maids, When You're Young, Never Wed An Old Man Chorus And when we went to bed, hey ding dorum down And when we went to bed, me being young
And when we went to bed, he lay there as if dead Maids, When You're Young, Never Wed An Old Man Chorus She threw her leg over me, hey ding dorum down She threw her leg over me, me being young She threw her leg over me damn nearly smothered me Maids, When You're Young, Never Wed An Old Man Chorus And when we went to sleep, hey ding dorum down And when we went to sleep, me being young And when we went to sleep, out of bed I did creep Into the arms of a lusty young man For he's got falorum, fi diddle I orum He's got falorum, fi diddle I ay He's got falorum, he's found my ding dorum