There was an old farmer, lived over the hill
If he ain't moved on, he's living there still
Fie fie diddle aye, fie fie diddle aye
Now the devil came to him one day, he said
"One of your kin, I'm gonna take away"
Fie fie diddle aye, fie fie diddle aye

Singing
Fie fie diddle aye
Fie fie diddle day

He said, "Please don't take my only son
There's work on the farm that's gotta be done
Fie fie diddle aye, fie fie diddle aye
Oh, but you can have my nagging wife
I swear by God, she's the curse of my life"
Fie fie diddle aye, fie fie diddle aye

Singing
Fie fie diddle aye
Fie fie diddle day

So they marched on down to the gates of hell
He said, "Kick up the fire, boys, we'll roast her well
Fie fie diddle aye, fie fie diddle aye
Out came a little demon with a spit and chain
That she upped with her foot and she knocked out his brain
Fie fie diddle aye, fie fie diddle aye

Singing
Fie fie diddle aye
Fie fie diddle aye

Out came a dozen demons then a dozen more
But when she was done they was flat on the floor
Fie fie diddle aye, fie fie diddle aye
So all those little demons went scrambling up the wall
Saying, "Take her back, daddy, she'll murder us all"
Fie fie diddle aye, fie fie diddle aye

Singing
Fie fie diddle aye
Fie fie diddle aye

So the farmer woke up and he looked out the crack
And he saw that devil bringing her back
Fie fie diddle aye, fie fie diddle aye
"Here's your wife both sound and well
If I kept her any longer she'd've tore up hell"
Fie fie diddle aye, fie fie diddle aye

Singing
Fie fie diddle aye
Fie fie diddle aye

The old man jumped and he bit his tongue
Then he ran for the hills in a flat out run
Fie fie diddle aye, fie fie diddle aye
He was heard to yell, as he ran over the hill
"If the devil won't have her, be damned if I will"

Singing
Fie fie diddle aye
Fie fie diddle aye
Singing
Fie fie diddle aye
Fie fie diddle aye
Singing
Fie fie diddle aye
Fie fie diddle diddle aye