Hedger & Ditcher
Maddy Prior & June Tabor
from a Silly Sisters Album called, "No More To The Dance"
 
My father's a hedger and ditcher
my mother does nothing but spin
They say I'm a pretty young girl
but the money comes slowly in
-Oh dear, what shall become of me
-Oh dear, what shall I do
There's nobody coming to marry me
Nobody coming to woo
 
The doggie began to bark
and I looked out to see
I saw two young men out a'hunting
but nobody's hunting for me
-Oh dear, what shall become of me
-Oh dear, what shall I do
There's nobody coming to marry me
Nobody coming to woo
 
Oh, must I die an old maid
Oh dear, how shocking the thought
There's nobody coming to marry me
Surely it's not me own fault
 
My father's a hedger and ditcher
my mother does nothing but spin
They say I'm a pretty young girl
but the money comes slowly in
-Oh dear, what shall become of me
-Oh dear, what shall I do
There's nobody coming to marry me
Nobody coming to woo