A fair young maid went down the street
Some fresh fish for to buy
And a bonnie young clerk fell in love with her
And he followed her by and by and by, he followed her by and-

How will I get to your chamber love
How will I get to your bed
When your father he locks the door at night
And the keys lie under his sleepy head, and the keys lie under his-

Get a ladder newly made
Both forty steps and three
And put it against the chimney top
Come down in a creel to me to me, come down in a creel to me

They hadn't been there five minutes or more
When the old one said below
"There's more than one in my daughter's bed
And it's up the stairs I lightly go, and it's up the stairs I-"

Na na nana na na na
Na na nana na na
Nana nana na na na
Yabadidadai
Yabadidadai
The old one took a peep inside
To see if it be true
When her foot gave a shot to the chamber pot
And into the creel she flew she flew, and into the creel she flew

Rise up and help me, husband dear
You hear me scream and yell
For the devil has got me in his cart
And fear I'll go to a fiery hell, I fear I'll go to hell

Hold your tongue you daft old wife
Or ill death may be thine
For between yourself and your daughter dear
It's time for the sun to rise and shine, it's time for the sun to shine

Na na nana na na na
Na na nana na na
Nana nana na na na
Yabadidadai
Yabadidadai