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Noble London lady she used her ink and pen
And she wrote a letter to the jolly tinker-man
And you know she did
With a rightful too-ra-diddle-rum-a-diddle-whack-a-day

She wrote to him a letter, she sealed it with her hand
Saying ‘Oh how I need you, my jolly tinker-man’
And you know she did
With a rightful too-ra-diddle-rum-a-diddle-whack-a-day

She wrote to him another, she sent it with a friend
Saying ‘Dear jolly tinker, my kettle needs a mend’
And you know it does
With a rightful too-ra-diddle-rum-a-diddle-whack-a-day

He come walking down the lane and at the door he knocked
Saying ‘Where’s the rusty kettle with the hole I’ve got to block?’
And you know he did
With a rightful too-ra-diddle-rum-a-diddle-whack-a-day

Lady come downstairs, opened up the door,
Spied the jolly tinker standing ready on the floor
And you know he was
With a rightful too-ra-diddle-rum-a-diddle-whack-a-day

She led him through the kitchen, she led him through the hall,
The maids cried ‘The devil! Has he come to block us all?’
And you know he had
With a rightful too-ra-diddle-rum-a-diddle-whack-a-day

She led him upstairs to show him what to do,
She fell on the feather-bed and he fell on it too
And you know he did
With a rightful too-ra-diddle-rum-a-diddle-whack-a-day

She picked up a frying-pan and then began to knock
To let the servants know below that he was hard at work
And you know he was
With a rightful too-ra-diddle-rum-a-diddle-whack-a-day

Put her hand into her pocket, pulled out twenty pound,
‘Take this, jolly tinker, and we’ll have another round’
And you know they did
With a rightful too-ra-diddle-rum-a-diddle-whack-a-day

He said, ‘I’ve been a tinker for thirty year or more
But such a rusty hole as that I never blocked before’
And you know he ain’t
With a rightful too-ra-diddle-rum-a-diddle-whack-a-day

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from A Cold Cup Of Tea And A Howl Of Despair, released February 21, 2018
Traditional song, arranged by Paul Carbuncle.

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