Old Lady And The Devil

==General Information==
Performer: Bill And Belle Reed 
Instrumentation: Guitar
Date of recording: 1928
Record label: Columbia
Serial #:15336D (W147211)
==Summary==
(As summarized by Harry Smith, The Anthology Of American Folk Music)
"MEDIEVAL WOMAN DEFEATS DEVIL DESPITE HUSBAND'S PRAYERS." (2)
==Information On This Song==
This song is a rendition of Child Ballad #278 (The Farmer's Curst Wife). There is also a British Broadside from c. 1736-1763 that tells a similar story entitled: "The Politick Wife. Or The Devil outwitted by a Woman".
==Albums Featuring This Song==
* The Anthology Of American Folk Music
==Related Articles==
* List Of Ballad Renditions
==External Links==
* Broadside from the Bodleian library
* a Youtube video featuring this song
Category:Folk Songs Category:The Anthology Of American Folk Music Category:Ballads