Never Wed an Old Man
Last updated: 11.10.23
This is yet another song that I had never heard of until I found it Soodlum's 100 Irish Ballads Volume 1. I sing this song very often and love belting it out. The Soodlum's version is somewhat short having only three verses. I've recently (May 1998) found additional verses in Internet which fill out the song nicely. The song is of humorous cautionary advice to young maidens on the inability of old men in fulfilling their matrimonial duties.
When with Das Trio it would be sung by Maike Weyerts while I accompanied her on my concertina..
Even more recently (October, 2013), I found another amusing English 5-verse variant under the title of An Old Man Came Courting Me given in Marrow Bones.
When with Das Trio it would be sung by Maike Weyerts while I accompanied her on my concertina..
Even more recently (October, 2013), I found another amusing English 5-verse variant under the title of An Old Man Came Courting Me given in Marrow Bones.
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In t' Praties | Voice, Concertina | Geoff Grainger |
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The Clancy Brothers | Ain't It Grand Boys: Unissued Gems | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)     
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The Dubliners | The Original Dubliners | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)  
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Geoff Grainger | In t' Praties | 
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Various Artists | I Love Sing-Along Irish Pub Favourites |
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Various Artists | Come Let Us Buy the Licence | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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Pete Seeger | Dangerous Songs!? | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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Pete Seeger | A Link In The Chain | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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Pete Seeger | Live At Newport | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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Pete Seeger | Live at Newport 1963-1965 |
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| Title | Performer | Composer |
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Maids When Your Young Never Wed an Old Man (3:51) | The Dubliners |