Lyrics O' Daddy Be Gay - Judy Collins

There was an old man who lived under the hill
O, daddy, be gay
There was an old man who lived under the hill
If he ain't goin' away he'll be livin' there still
Daddy, be gay if you can be

One day, the Devil came down to his plow
O, daddy, be gay
One day, the Devil came down to his plow
Said, "One of your family I'll have to have now"
Daddy, be gay if you can be

"O, 'tis not just your son or your daughter I crave"
O, daddy, be gay
"'Tis not your son or your daughter I crave
But your old naggin' wife I'll carry away"
Daddy, be gay if you can be

"Ah, take her away with all of my heart"
O, daddy, be gay
"Take her away with all of my heart
And I'll bet the two of you never will part"
Daddy, be gay if you can be

The Devil, he hoisted her up on his back
O, daddy, be gay
The Devil, he hoisted her up on his back
And off to hell with her in a pack
Daddy, be gay if you can be

He set her down at the fork in the road
O, daddy, be gay
He set her down at the fork in the road
He said, "Old woman, you're a hell of a load"
Daddy, be gay if you can be

Then he carried her down to the gates of hell
O, daddy, be gay
He carried her down to the gates of hell
Said, "Rake up the coals and we'll roast her well"
Daddy, be gay if you can be

One poor, little Devil looked over the wall
O, daddy, be gay
One poor, little Devil peeked over the wall
He said, "Take her home, daddy, she'll murder us all"
Daddy, be gay if you can be

O, the Devil, he hoisted her up on his back
O, daddy, be gay
The Devil, he hoisted her up on his back
And home again with her in a pack
Daddy, be gay if you can be

The old woman went a whistlin' over the hill
O, daddy, be gay
The old woman went a whistlin' over the hill
"The Devil won't have me, I wonder who will?"
Daddy, be gay if you can be

There is an advantage we have over men
O, daddy, be gay
There is an advantage we have over men
We can go down to hell and come back again
Daddy, be gay if you can be