Ballads & Songs of Southern Michigan-songbook

A Collection of 200+ traditional songs & variations with commentaries including Lyrics & Sheet music

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	414          Ballads and Songs of Michigan 7   My mother she told me to light him to bed; I lit him to bed, and he asked me to wed. 8   My mother she told me to lead him to church; I led him to church, and left him in the lurch.
	B The Old Man That Came over the Lea Sung in 1931 by Mr. and Mrs. John Lambertson, Belding.
	1   There was an old man came over the lea, Humph, ha, ha, but I won't have him. Came over the lea, a-courting me, But his old gray beard wanted shaving. 2   My mother she told me to sit him a chair; I sit him a chair, but he looked like a bear. 3   And my mother she told me to take off his hat; I took off his hat, but he looked like a cat. 4   My mother she told me to take off his coat; I took off his coat, and he looked like a goat. 5   My mother she told me to light him to bed; I fit him to bed, and he asked me to wed.