There once was a farmer who took a young miss In back of the barn where he gave her a . . . . Lecture on horses and chickens and eggs, And told her that she had such beautiful . . . . Manners that suited a girl of her charms, A girl that he wanted to take in his . . . . Washing and ironing and then, if she did, They could get married and raise lots of . . . . Chorus: Sweet violets, sweeter than the roses, Covered all over from head to toe, Covered all over with sweet violets. |
The girl told the farmer that he'd better stop And she called her father and he called a . . . . Taxi and got there before very long, 'Cause someone was doing his little girl . . . . Right for a change and so that's why he said, "If you marry her, son, you're better off . . . . Single 'cause it's always been my belief, Marriage will bring a man nothing but . . . Chorus: The farmer decided he'd wed any way, And started in planning for his wedding . . . . Suit, which he purchased for only one buck, But then he found out he was just out of . . . . Money and so he got left in the lurch, Standing and waiting in front of the . . . . End of this story which just goes to show, All a girl wants from a man is his . . . Chorus: |
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