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Creeping Jane 
Creeping Jane 
I will sing you a song and a very pretty one Concerning Creeping Jane, oh How she never saw a mare or a gelding in her life That she valued at the worth of half a pin Lal dee day dee o, the diddle lie de day o How she never saw a mare or a gelding in her life That she valued at the worth of half a pin 
When Creeping Jane on the racecourse came The gentlemen viewed her round, oh And all they had to say concerning little Jane "She's not able for to gallop o'er the ground." Lal dee day dee o, the diddle lie de day o And all they had to say concerning little Jane "She's not able for to gallop o'er the ground." 
Now when they came to the second milepost Creeping Jane was far behind, oh The the rider flung his whip around her bonny little neck And he said, "My little lassie, never mind." Lal dee day dee o, the diddle lie de day o The the rider flung his whip around her bonny little neck And he said, "My little lassie, never mind." 
Now when they came to the third milepost Creeping Jane looked blithe and smart, oh And then she lifted up her little lily white hoof And she flew past them all like a dart Lal dee day dee o, the diddle lie de day o And then she lifted up her little lily white hoof And she flew past them all like a dart 
Now Creeping Jane this race has won And scarcely sweats one drop, oh Why, she's able for to gallop the ground o'er again While the others are not able for to trot Lal dee day dee o, the diddle lie de day o And then she lifted up her little lily white hoof And she flew past them all like a dart 
Now Creeping Jane is dead and gone 
And her body lies in the cold ground, oh I'll go down to her master one favor for to beg That's to keep her bonny body from the hounds Lal dee day dee o, the diddle lie de day o I'll go down to her master one favor for to beg That's to keep her bonny body from the hounds 
DT #532 Laws Q23 recorded by John Roberts and Tony Barrand printed in Karen Myers, Harmonious Companions SOF