Old Crumley   or I can do more work in a day than my wife can do in three  Old Crumley he began to swear  As the leaf grows on the tree, tree  That he could do as much work in a day  As his wife could do in three, three  That he could do as much work in a day  As his wife could do in three, three  Mrs. Crumley she picked up the whip  And went to drive the plow, plow  Crumley he picked up the pail  And went to milk the cow, cow  Crumley he picked up the pail  And went to milk the cow, cow  When Old Brindle saw him a coming  She began to beller and blow, blow  She kicked Old Crumley on the shin  Till the blood ran off his toe, toe  She kicked Old Crumley on the shin  Till the blood ran off his toe, toe  He looked to the East, he looked to the West  He looked towards the sun, sun  Thought it had been a very long day  "I wish my wife would come, come"  Thought it had been a very long day  "I wish my wife would come, come"  this is an abbreviated version  sometimes Phoebe and Equinoxal  recorded by Edna Ritchie, Jean Ritchie, Peggy Seeger, etc  filename[ WIFEWORK  SF  ===DOCUMENT BOUNDARY===