Dame Durdan - Maddy Prior, June Tabor

Dame Durdan kept five servant maids to carry the milking pail

She also kept five labouring men to use the spade and flail

'Twas Moll and Bet and Doll and Kit

And Dolly to drag her tail

'Twas Tom and Dick and Joe and Jack

And Humphrey with his flail

Then Tom kissed Molly and Dick kissed Betty

And Joe kissed Dolly and Jack kissed Kitty

And Humphrey with his flail

And Kitty she was a charming girl

To carry the milking pail

Dame Durdan in the morn so soon she did begin to call

To rouse her servants, maids and men, she did begin to bawl

'Twas on the morn of Valentine when birds begin to prate

Dame Durdan and her maids and men they all together meet

'Twas Moll and Bet and Doll and Kit

And Dolly to drag her tail

'Twas Tom and Dick and Joe and Jack

And Humphrey with his flail

Then Tom kissed Molly and Dick kissed Betty

And Joe kissed Dolly and Jack kissed Kitty

And Humphrey with his flail

Kiss Dorothy Draggletail

And Kitty she was a charming girl

To carry the milking pail