Lewiston Factory Mills Girls

[Verse 1]
Come all ye Lewiston factory girls
I want you to understand
I'm gonna leave this factory
And return to my native land

[Refrain]
Sing dum de wicker de dum de way
Sing dum de wicker de dum de way

[Verse 2]
No more I'll take my shaker and shawl
And hurry to the mill
No more I'll work so pesky hard
To earn a dollar bill

[Refrain]
Sing dum de wicker de dum de way
Sing dum de wicker de dum de way

[Verse 3]
No more I'll take my comb and go
To the glass to comb my hair
No more the overseer'll say
"What are you doin' there?"

[Refrain]
Sing dum de wicker dе dum de way
Sing dum de wicker dе dum de way

[Verse 4]
No more I'll take my towel and soap
And go to the sink to wash
No more the overseer'll say
"You're makin' a terrible splash"

[Refrain]
Sing dum de wicker de dum de way
Sing dum de wicker de dum de way

[Verse 5]
No more I'll take my bobbins out
No more I'll put them in
No more the overseer'll say
"You're weavin' your comb too thin"

[Refrain]
Sing dum de wicker de dum de way
Sing dum de wicker de dum de way

[Verse 6]
No more I'll eat cold pudding
No more I'll eat hard bread
No more I'll eat those half baked beans
I vow they're killin' me dead

[Refrain]
Sing dum de wicker de dum de way
Sing dum de wicker de dum de way

[Verse 7]
I'm goin' back to Boston, girls
I'll live on Fremont Street
And I want all ye factory girls
To come to my house and eat

[Refrain]
Sing dum de wicker de dum de way
Sing dum de wicker de dum de way