The old she-crab was a-sitting on a post
Shallow-who, shallow-who
The old she-crab was a-sitting on a post
When along came a fisherman
And took her home to roost
Sing ring-a-la ding-a-la doo

When he got home, the old woman was asleep
Shallow-who, shallow-who
When he got home the old woman was asleep
So he put it in the pisspot
There for to keep
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The old woman got up for to do her due
Shallow-who, shallow-who
The old woman got up for to do her due
And the damned old she crab
Grabbed her by the flue
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What hoe, said the woman as sure as you are born
Shallow-who, shallow-who
What hoe, said the woman as sure as you are born
There's a devil in the pisspot
Sticking up his horn
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So she tossed the crab in the old man's bed
Shallow-who, shallow-who
She tossed the crab in the old man's bed
And it bit out a chunk
Of the old man's head
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And the old she crab scuttled off to the sea
Shallow-who, shallow-who
The old she crab scuttled off to the sea
Said I may get caught
But they'll never eat me
Sing ring-a-la ding-a-la doo