Lyrics:

There was an old man come over the sea
Ay, but I'll not have him
There was an old man come over the sea
Come snivelling snovelling all around me
With his long gray beard
With his long gray beard
Shivering and shaking

My mother she told me to bid him come in
Ay, but I'll not have him
My mother she told me to bid him come in
And he giggled and dribbled all over his chin
With his long gray beard
With his long gray beard
Shivering and shaking

My mother she told me to give him a stool
Ay, but I'll not have him
My mother she told me to give him a stool
Well I give him a stool and he sat like a fool
With his long gray beard
With his long gray beard
Shivering and shaking

My mother she told me to give him some cake
Ay, but I'll not have him
My mother she told me to give him some cake
And the silly old fool wriggled just like a snake
With his long gray beard
With his long gray beard
Shivering and shaking

My mother she told me to pass him the sugar
Ay, but I'll not have him
My mother she told me to pass him the sugar
And he shiveled and shoveled it down like a bugger
With his long gray beard
With his long gray beard
Shivering and shaking

My mother she told me to take him to bed
Ay, but I'll not have him
My mother she told me to take him to bed
And the daft old devil nigh stood on his head
With his long gray beard
With his long gray beard
Shivering and shaking

My mother told me to show him what to do
Ay, but I'll not have him
My mother told me to show him what to do
But the silly old cod couldn't learn how to screw
With his long gray beard
With his long gray beard
Shivering and shaking

My mother she told me to bid him farewell
Ay, but I'll not have him
My mother she told me to bid him farewell
Well I bid him farewell and I wished him in hell
With his long gray beard
With his long gray beard
Shivering and shaking