Old She-Crab

Now the old she-crab was sittin' on a post,
Shallow-who, shallow-who,
Now the old she-crab was sittin' on a post,
Along come the fisherman,
Took her home to roast,
Singing ring-a-long, ring-a-long, roo!

Now when he got home his old woman was asleep,
Shallow-who, shallow-who,
Now when he got home his old woman was asleep;
He put the crab in the chamber pot
The better for to keep
Singing ring-a-long, ring-a-long, roo!

His old woman got up for to do her dew,
Shallow-who, shallow-who,
His old woman got up for to do her dew,
The crab reached up
And grabbed her by the flue
Singing ring-a-long, ring-a-long, roo!

The old woman hollered as she lept in the air,
Shallow-who, shallow-who,
The old woman hollered as she lept in the air,
The Devil's in the pisspot,
Grabbed me by the hair
Singing ring-a-long, ring-a-long, roo!

The old man knocked the crab off with the handle of the broom,
Shallow-who, shallow-who,
The old man knocked the crab off with the handle of the broom,
And he and the wife chased the crab around the room
Singing ring-a-long, ring-a-long, roo!

That old-she crab scuttled out the door,
Shallow-who, shallow-who,
The old-she crab scuttled out the door,
Dropped into the cove and swum from the shore
Singing ring-a-long, ring-a-long, roo!

Now the old-she crab's at the bottom of the sea,
Shallow-who, shallow-who,
Now the old-she crab's at the bottom of the sea,
Sayin' I might get caught
But they'll never eat me
Singing ring-a-long, ring-a-long, roo!