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152 Indiana University Publications, Folklore Series
3.    "There's a piece of cold bread lying on the shelf/'
Dandoo, Dandoo; "There's a piece of cold bread lying on the shelf,"
To ma clamadore clax to ma clingo. "There's a piece of cold bread lying on the shelf; If you want more cooked, you can cook it yourself." To ma clore, to ma clore, To ma clamadore clax to ma clingo.
4.      He went out to his sheep-fold,
Dandoo, Dandoo; He went out to his sheep-fold,
To ma clamadore clax to ma clingo. He went out to his sheep-fold, And jerked up a sheep about six years old, To ma clore, to ma clore, To ma clamadore clax to ma clingo.
5.      He hung it up upon a pin,
Dandoo, Dandoo; He hung it up upon a pin,
To ma clamadore clax to ma clingo. He hung it up upon a pin, In about three jerks jerked off its skin, To ma clore, to ma clore, To ma clamadore clax to ma clingo.
6.      He threw his sheepskin around his wife's back,
Dandoo, Dandoo; He threw his sheepskin around his wife's back,
To ma clamadore clax to ma clingo. He threw his sheepskin around his wife's back, And, O my Lord, how he made his whip crack! To ma clore, to ma clore, To ma clamadore clax to ma clingo.