The Old Man from Over the Sea letra

There was an old man came over the sea
Aye, but I'll not have him
There was an old man came over the sea
Came snivelling, snuffling, over on me
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
A‐shivering and shaking

My mother she told me to bid him come in
Aye, but I'll not have him
My mother she told me to bid him come in
And he giggled and dribbled all over his chin
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
A‐shivering and shaking

My mother she told me to give him a stool
Aye, but I'll not have him
My mother she told me to give him a stool
Well I gave him a stool and he sat like a fool
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
A‐shivering and shaking

My mother she told me to give him some cake
Aye, but I'll not have him
My mother she told me to give him some cake
And the silly old fool wriggled just like a snake
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
A‐shivering and shaking

My mother she told me to pass him the sugar
Aye, but I'll not have him
My mother she told me to pass him the sugar
And he shivvelled and shovelled it down like a bugger
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
A‐shivering and shaking

My mother she told me to take him to bed
Aye, but I'll not have him
My mother she told me to take him to bed
And the daft old devil nigh stood on his head
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
A‐shivering and shaking

My mother told me to show him what to do
Aye, but I'll not have him
My mother told me to show him what to do
But the silly old cod couldn't learn how to screw
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
A‐shivering and shaking

My mother she told me to bid him farewell
Aye, but I'll not have him
My mother she told me to bid him farewell
Well I bid him farewell and I wished him in hell
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
A‐shivering and shaking

There was an old man came over the sea
Aye, but I'll not have him
There was an old man came over the sea
Came snivelling, snuffling, over on me
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
A‐shivering and shaking

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• Clear Away in the Morning
• Cold Days of February
• Cold Old Fire
• Daffodil Mulligan
• Déanta in Éireann
• Drinking Song from The Tomb
• Father Had a Knife
• Go Dig My Grave
• Henry My Son
• Hunting The Wren
• Katie Cruel
• Love is Kind
• Netta Perseus
• Newcastle
• On A Monday Morning
• Peat Bog Soldiers
• Salonika
• Sergeant William Bailey
• The Dark Eyed Gypsy
• The Granite Gaze
• The Old Man from Over the Sea
• The Pride of Petravore
• The Rocky Road to Dublin
• The Tri-Coloured House
• The Turkish Reveille
• The Wild Rover
• The Young People
• What Put the Blood
• What Will We Do When We Have No Money
• Willow Garden