The Old Man and the Door
(Niles No. 58)

1. With a heigh-ho for the dummerie-do,
The wind blew in the window.
With a heigh-ho for the dummerie-do,
The wind blew on the floor-o.

2. The goodman to the goodwife said,
"Old woman, shut the door-o."
With a heigh-ho for the dummerie-do,
"Go shut the the door yourself-o,"

3. They made a paction good and strong,
The first to speak a word-o,
With a heigh-ho for the dummerie-do,
Would rise and shut the door-o.

4. The travelers whooped, the travelers howled,
The travelers drank his ale-o,
With a heigh-ho for the dummerie-do,
They swiled her puddins too-o. 

5. The goodman leapt from out his bed,
"Ye scald my beard with brew-o!"
With a heigh-ho for the dummerie-do,
"Ye cannot kiss my Jane-o!"

6. Our goodwife skipped upon the floor,
Our goodman he was angry-o,
With a heigh-ho for the dummerie-do,
'Twas he who closed the door-o.