Never Wed an Old Man
Youth's Cautionary Tale: Never Marry Age
Lyrics
An old man came courting me
An older man pursued me romantically
Hey do a dority
Expression or exclamation, possibly nonsensical
An old man came courting me
Repetition of the old man's pursuit
Me being young
Highlighting the age difference, emphasizing youth
An old man came courting me
Continuation of the old man's pursuit
All for to marry me
His intention is to marry the narrator
Maids when you're young never wed an old man
Caution to young maids, advising against marrying old men
For he's got no faloodorum, fadidledo doorum
Old man lacks vigor and vitality
For he's got no faloodoorum, fadidleday
Reinforces the old man's lack of energy and enthusiasm
He's got no faloorum, he's lost his ding doorum
He's not in good shape physically or sexually
So maids when you're young, never wed an old man
Reiteration of advice to avoid marrying old men
Now when we went to the church, hey do a dority
Transition to the wedding ceremony
When we went to the church, me being young
Reminder of the narrator's youth
When we went to the church, he left me in the lurch
The old man disappoints or abandons the narrator
Maids when you're young, never wed an old man
Repetition of the caution against marrying old men
Now when we went to our bed, hey do a dority
Transition to the wedding night
Now when we went to our bed, me being young
Reminder of the narrator's youth
When we went to our bed, he neither done nor said
The old man is unresponsive or passive in bed
Maids when you're young never wed an old man
Reiteration of the caution against marrying old men
Now when he went to sleep, hey do a dority
Transition to the old man's sleep
Now when we went to sleep, me being young
Reminder of the narrator's youth
When we went to sleep, out of bed I did creep
The narrator takes action while the old man sleeps
Into the arms of a handsome young man
The narrator seeks the company of a younger man
And I found his falodoorum, fa didle dodoorum
The young man is energetic and virile
I found his faloodoorum, fa didle all day
Reinforces the youthfulness and vitality of the new companion
I found his falodoorum and he got my dingdoorum
Implies a satisfying and fulfilling experience with the new companion
So maids when you're young never wed an old man
Final advice against marrying old men, emphasizing the contrast
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