Dumiama Dingiama Day A was walking, on a bright summer's day A squire and his lady were making way When the he heard the squire say "Tonight with you I to stay" And the dumiama dingiama day. "You tie a string around your finger With the other end of the string out the winder, And I'll come by, and pull the And you come down and let me in, With my dumiama dumiama day." Jack to himself, "Why shouldn't I try And see if a poor sailor can win a prize" So he went by and pulled the The came down and she let old Jack in With his dumiama dumiama day. The came by. He was whistling a song; Thinking in his heart there nothing go wrong, But when he got there, no string could be And so all his hopes were dashed to the And his dumiama dumiama day. The woke up, it was just turning light She out of bed in a terrible fright! For there was in his tarry old shirt Behold! his was all covered with dirt And his dumiama dingiama day. "Oh what do you mean, you saucy To creep into a lady's and steal her treasure?" "Oh no," Jack, "I just pulled the string And you down and let me in And my dumiama dingiama day." "Beg pardon," says Jack, "Have I say. I'll steal away very at the dawn of the day." "Oh no!" the lady, "Don't go too far For I never will from my jolly Jack tar And his dingiama dumiama day. Recorded by A.L. LLoyd, Carthy DUMIAMA play.exe RG ===DOCUMENT