Old Dandoo- Stevenson (IL-CO) c.1895 Lumpkin; Bronson 96
[As a proper name is could be the spelled Dan Dhu for Dan Black. Dhu meaning Black in Scotland.]
Old Dandoo- H. B. Stevenson (Lewis, CO) Learned from his father in Illinois c.1895; recorded by Jerry Beaber; Lumpkin collection.
1. Old Dandoo come home from plow, Dandoo,
Old Dandoo come home from plow, Dandoo.
Old Dandoo come home from plow,
And a lamity clash to the klingo,
Old Dandoo come home from plow,
And says to his wife, "Is my supper ready now?"
To a harum-scarum slam borang
Lambitty clash to the klingo.
2. "There's bread on the shelf, Dandoo.
There's bread on the shelf, Dandoo.
There's bread on the shelf."
And a lamity clash and a klingo.
"There's bread on the shelf.
If you want any more, you can cook it yourself'"
To a harum-scarum slam borang
Lambitty clash and a klingo.
3. Dandoo went to his sheepfold, Dandoo.
Dandoo went to his sheepfold, Dandoo.
Dando went to his sheepfold.
And a lamity clash and a klingo.
Dandoo went to his sheepfold;
And to an old ram's wool he did hold,
To a harum-scarum slam borang
Lambitty clash and a klingo.
4. Well, he hung that ram upon a pin, Dandoo.
He hung that ram upon a pin, Dandoo.
He hung that ram upon a pin.
And a lamity clash to thc klingo.
Oh, he hung that ram upon a pin.
And soon jerked off his tough old skin.
To a harum-scarum slam borang
Lambitty clash and a klingo.
5. Oh, he put that sheepskin cross his wife's back, Dandoo,
He put that sheepskin cross his wife's back, Dandoo.
Oh, he put that sheepskin cross his wife's back,
And a lamity clash to the klingo.
He put that sheepskin cross his wife's back;
And two little sticks went a whickety-whack.
To a harum-scarum slam borang
Lambitty clash and a klingo.
6. "Oh, I'll tell rny mother and father and brothers three, Dandoo.
I'll tell my mother, my father and brothers.three, Dandoo.
I'll tell my mother, my father and brothers three."
And a lamity clash to the klingo.
"I'll tell my mother, my father and brothers three,
How you have cruelly beaten me."
To a harum-scarum slam borang
Lambitty clash to the klingo.
7. "Go tell your mothcr, your father, and all your kin, Dandoo,
Tell your mother, your father, and all your kin, Dandoo.
Tell your mother, your father and all your kin-"
And a lamity clash and a klingo.
"Tell your mother, your father, and all your kin,
How I tanned that old ram's skin."
To a harum-scarum slam borang
Lambitty clash to the klingo.