Sweet Violets – CLEAN

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Sweet Violets 1882

Start with Chorus

[ C – G7 ] 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 has such beautiful

[ C – G7 ] Manners that suited a girl of her charms,
A girl that he’d like for to take in his

Washing and ironing, and then if she did,
They could get married and raise lots of

Chorus
[C] Sweet violets,    Sweeter than any [G7] roses.
Covered all over from head to toe,
Covered all over with [C] sweet [F] violets. [C]

[ C – G7 ] The girl told the farmer that he’d better stop.
And she called her father and then called a

taxi and got there before very long.
‘cause someone was doin’ his little girl

[ C – G7 ] 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
[C] Sweet violets,    Sweeter than any [G7] roses.
Covered all over from head to toe,
Covered all over with [C] sweet [F] violets. [C]

[ C – G7 ] The farmer decided he’d wed anyway,
and started in planning for his wedding

suit which he purchased for only one buck.
But then he found he was just out of

[ C – G7 ] money and so he got left in the lurch.
A-standin’ and waitin’ in front of the

end of the story, which just goes to show,
all a girl wants from a man is his

Chorus
[C] Sweet violets,    Sweeter than any [G7] roses.
Covered all over from head to toe,
Covered all over with [C] sweet [F] violets. [C]

[385. SWEET VIOLETS 1882 l THE FARMER DECIDED
HE’D WED ANYWAY,
AND STARTED IN PLANNING
FOR HIS WEDDING
SUIT
WHICH HE PURCHASED FOR
ONLY ONE BUCK.
BUT THEN HE FOUND
HE WAS JUST OUT OF
MONEY
AND SO HE GOT LEFT IN THE LURCH.
A-STANDIN’ AND WAITIN’
IN FRONT OF THE
END
OF THE STORY
WHICH JUST GOES TO SHOW,
ALL A GIRL WANTS FROM A MAN IS HIS
CHORUS
SWEET VIOLETS,
SWEETER THAN THE ROSES.
COVERED ALL OVER FROM HEAD TO TOE,
COVERED ALL OVER WITH SWEET VIOLETS.
THERE ONCE WAS A FARMER
WHO TOOK A YOUNG MISS,
IN BACK OF THE BARN
WHERE HE GAVE HERA
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 REPEAT CHORUS
TAKE IN HIS
WASHING AND IRONING
AND THEN IF SHE DID.
THEY COULD GET MARRIED
AND RAISE LOTS OF
REPEAT CHORUS
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 DOIN’
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
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