The Farmer's Curst Wife
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The Farmer's Curst Wife is Child ballad number 278.
[edit] Synopsis
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A farmer had a bad woman for his wife, and one day the devil came for her. They reached Hell, and the gates were shut, so she struck him. She made life in hell so bad that the devil brought her back to her husband.
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[edit] External links
- The Farmer's Curst Wife
- An American variant with notes. (In most browsers, this site will play a MIDI file when you navigate to it).
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