Wop She 'Ad It-Io
(Traditional)
Performer(s): The Copper Family



Now once I courted a pretty girl I courted her quite well
Her name was Kitty-mariga Maria and mine was Bobby Wells
One night when I was courting Kit when her father was at home
He said, If I catch you here again I'll tickle your bot-tum
With a wop she 'ad it I tell you I 'ad it O wop she 'ad it-io
O wop she 'ad it I tell you I 'ad it O wop she 'ad it-io

Now Kit and I we did agree a ladder for to bring
We placed it under the window and by gum, it was just the thing
We laughed and chattered and chattered and talked when all at once, by gum
My foot slipped through the ladder and I fell and cut my bot-tum
With a wop she 'ad it I tell you I 'ad it O wop she 'ad it-io
O wop she 'ad it I tell you I 'ad it O wop she 'ad it-io

They wheeled me home in a wheelbarrow they wheeled me home with care
And when I got to the farmyard gate, oh, didn't the old folks stare
My brother Jim came running out and said what have you done
I've been a-courting Kit, said I, and fell and cut my bot-tum
With a wop she 'ad it I tell you I 'ad it O wop she 'ad it-io
O wop she 'ad it I tell you I 'ad it O wop she 'ad it-io

They took me to the doctor's and there I showed my case
And didn't they do a grin when I showed 'em my Sunday face
They thought I was making a fool of them, but a fool of them, by gum
I thought they were making a fool of me when they turpentined my bum
With a wop she 'ad it I tell you I 'ad it O wop she 'ad it-io
O wop she 'ad it I tell you I 'ad it O wop she 'ad it-io

Now Kit and I we did agree for to get wed
She made me a sling to put my bum in and through it I cocked my leg
As we were walking down the street the kids did shout, by gum
There goes the man with his bum in a sling that fell and cut his bot-tum
With a wop she 'ad it I tell you I 'ad it O wop she 'ad it-io
O wop she 'ad it I tell you I 'ad it O wop she 'ad it-io