Dumiama Dingiama Day A sailor was walking, on a bright day A squire and his lady were making way When the he heard the squire say "Tonight you I mean to stay" And the dumiama dingiama day. "You must tie a string around your With the other end of the hanging out the winder, And I'll come by, and the string And you come down and let me in, my dumiama dingiama 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 came down and she let old in his dumiama dingiama dumiama day. The squire by. He was whistling a song; Thinking in his heart there would go wrong, But when he got there, no could be found And so all his hopes dashed to the ground And his dingiama dumiama day. The lady woke up, it was turning light She out of bed in a terrible fright! For there was in his tarry old shirt Behold! his face was all covered dirt And his dumiama dingiama day. "Oh what do you mean, you sailor To creep into a lady's chamber and her treasure?" "Oh no," says Jack, "I just the string And you came and let me in And my dingiama dumiama day." "Beg pardon," says Jack, "Have I say. I'll steal away very quiet at the of the day." "Oh no!" the lady, "Don't go too far For I never will part from my Jack tar And his dingiama dumiama day. by A.L. LLoyd, Martin Carthy filename[ play.exe RG BOUNDARY===