Dumiama Dingiama Day A sailor was walking, on a bright day A and his lady were making their way When the sailor he the squire say "Tonight you I mean to stay" And the dingiama dumiama day. "You must tie a string around 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." Says to himself, "Why shouldn't I try And see if a sailor can win such a prize" So he went by and pulled the The lady down and she let old Jack in his dumiama dingiama dumiama day. The squire by. He was whistling a song; Thinking in his heart would nothing go wrong, But when he got there, no string be found And so all his hopes dashed to the ground And his dumiama dumiama day. The lady woke up, it was just turning She jumped out of bed in a fright! For there was Jack in his tarry old Behold! his face was all covered dirt And his dumiama dingiama day. "Oh what do you mean, you sailor To creep into a chamber and steal her treasure?" "Oh no," says Jack, "I pulled the string And you came and let me in And my dingiama dumiama day." "Beg pardon," Jack, "Have pity 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 part from my Jack tar And his dumiama dingiama day. Recorded by A.L. LLoyd, Martin filename[ play.exe RG ===DOCUMENT