Origineel
I one dressed up and went to town
To court a fair young lady
When I inquired about her name
Her name was Devilish Mary
Come fa la ling come, ling come
Fa la ling come, day
Fa la ling come, ling come
Fa la ling come, day
When me and Mary began to spark
She got in a hurry
Made it all up in her mind
She’d marry me next Thursday
Come fa la ling come, ling come
Fa la ling come, day
Fa la ling come, ling come
Fa la ling come, day
Hadn’t been married for about two weeks
Before we oughta been parted
Hadn’t said one single word
She’d kicked up her heels and started
Come fa la ling come, ling come
Fa la ling come, day
Fa la ling come, ling come
Fa la ling come, day
One day I said to Mary
“Think we ought to be parted
And just as soon as I said the word
She packed all her clothes and started
Come fa la ling come, ling come
Fa la ling come, day
Fa la ling come, ling come
Fa la ling come, day
She washed my clothes in old soap suds
And filled up my bathtub with switches
She let me know right from the start
She was gonna wear my britches
Come fa la ling come, ling come
Fa la ling come, day
Fa la ling come, ling come
Fa la ling come, day
Now if I ever marry again
It’ll be for love not riches
Marry a little girl about two feet high
And she can’t wear my britches
Come fa la ling come, ling come
Fa la ling come, day
Fa la ling come, ling come
Fa la ling come, day
Vertaling
Ik kleedde me aan en ging naar de stad
om een mooie jonge dame het hof te maken
Toen ik naar haar naam informeerde
Haar naam was Duivelse Mary
Kom fa la ling kom, ling kom
Fa la ling come, day
Fa la ling come, ling come
Fa la ling come, day
When me and Mary began to spark
She got in a hurry
Made it all up in her mind
She’d marry me next Thursday
Kom fa la ling kom, ling kom
Fa la ling come, day
Fa la ling come, ling come
Fa la ling come, day
We waren nog geen twee weken getrouwd
Before we oughta been parted
Hadden we geen woord gezegd
She’d kicked up her heels and started
Kom la la ling kom, ling kom
Fa la ling come, day
Fa la ling come, ling come
Fa la ling come, day
Op een dag zei ik tegen Mary
“Denk je dat we uit elkaar moeten gaan
En zodra ik dat gezegd had
pakte ze al haar kleren en vertrok
Kom fa la ling kom, ling kom
Fa la ling come, day
Fa la ling come, ling come
Fa la ling come, day
Ze waste mijn kleren in oud zeepwater
En vulde mijn badkuip met schakelaars
She let me know right from the start
She was gonna wear my britches
Kom fa la ling kom, ling kom
Fa la ling come, day
Fa la ling come, ling come
Fa la ling come, day
Als ik ooit weer trouw
Zal het uit liefde zijn, niet rijkdom
Trouw met een klein meisje van een meter hoog
En ze kan mijn broek niet dragen
Come fa la ling come, ling come
Fa la ling come, day
Fa la ling come, ling come
Fa la ling come, day