D                     Am
If you get a ladder, thirty foot
D                  G
Thirty foot and three
D                      Am
And place it up to the chimney top
D                      Am
Come down in a creel to me

[Chorus]
         D       Am
With me tooraya folderiddle da
   D               G                D
Me tooray-a right folderiddle-antin-ido

[Verse 4]
D                     Am
So I got me a ladder, thirty foot
D                  G
Thirty foot and three
D                      Am
And I placed it up to the chimney top
D                      Am
And down in a creel came me

[Chorus]
         D       Am
With me tooraya folderiddle da
   D               G                D
Me tooray-a right folderiddle-antin-ido

[Verse 5]
D                     Am
But the old one she being still awake
D                  G
Heard something that was said
D                      Am
I'll lay me life, said the silly old wife
D                      Am
There's a man in me daughter's bed

[Chorus]
         D       Am
With me tooraya folderiddle da
   D               G                D
Me tooray-a right folderiddle-antin-ido

[Verse 6]
D                     Am
The old man he got out of bed
D                  G
For to see if it was true
D                      Am
But she's pushed me down with her lily-white arms
D                      Am
Under the coverlet blue

[Chorus]
         D       Am
With me tooraya folderiddle da
   D               G                D
Me tooray-a right folderiddle-antin-ido

[Verse 7]
D                     Am
Where are you going father, dear
D                  G
Where are you going so late
D                      Am
You've disturbed me at my evening prayers
D                      Am
And, oh, but they were sweet

[Chorus]
         D       Am
With me tooraya folderiddle da
   D               G                D
Me tooray-a right folderiddle-antin-ido

[Verse 8]
D                     Am
Well, the Divil take you silly old wife
D                  G
And an ill death may you die
D                      Am
For your daughter's lying with the book in her arms
D                      Am
And she's praying for you and I

[Chorus]
         D       Am
With me tooraya folderiddle da
   D               G                D
Me tooray-a right folderiddle-antin-ido

[Solo]

D  Am
D  G
D  Am
D  Am
D  Am
D  G  D

[Verse 9]
D                     Am
But the old one she being still awake
D                  G
When something else was said
D                      Am
You can say what you like you silly old fool
D                      Am
There's a man in your daughter's bed

[Chorus]
         D       Am
With me tooraya folderiddle da
   D               G                D
Me tooray-a right folderiddle-antin-ido

[Verse 10]
D                     Am
No rest no peace could the old one get
D                  G
'til she got up to see
D                      Am
But her foot gave a shot to the chamber pot
D                      Am
And into the creel fell she

[Chorus]
         D       Am
With me tooraya folderiddle da
   D               G                D
Me tooray-a right folderiddle-antin-ido

[Verse 11]
D                     Am
Rise and help me husband, dear
D                  G
Rise and help me now
D                      Am
For the one that you have wished to me
D                      Am
I fear he has me now

[Chorus]
         D       Am
With me tooraya folderiddle da
   D               G                D
Me tooray-a right folderiddle-antin-ido

[Verse 12]
D                     Am
Well, the hoult he's got I hope he keeps
D                  G
And never lets it go
D                      Am
For between yourself and your daughter dear
D                      Am
It's time for the cock to crow

[Chorus]
         D       Am
With me tooraya folderiddle da
   D               G                D
Me tooray-a right folderiddle-antin-ido

[Verse 13]
D                     Am
Well, I rocked her up and I rocked her down
D                  G
And I gave her a great downfall
D                      Am
'Til every rib in the old woman's side
D                      Am
Played "Nick-nack" against the wall

[Chorus]
         D       Am
With me tooraya folderiddle da
   D               G                D
Me tooray-a right folderiddle-antin-ido

[Verse 14]
D                     Am
And it's oh the blue the bonny blue
D                  G
And may the blue do well
D                      Am
And every old woman 'd refuse her daughter
D                      Am
Rocked in a creel to hell

[Chorus]
         D       Am
With me tooraya folderiddle da
   D               G                D
Me tooray-a right folderiddle-antin-ido