{"id":16783,"date":"2023-09-01T21:34:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T21:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=16783"},"modified":"2025-09-23T00:17:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T00:17:49","slug":"sweet-violets-clean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/sweet-violets-clean\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Violets – CLEAN"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEE ALSO THE ASSUMPTION SONG<\/a><\/p>\n

Sweet Violets 1882 <\/span><\/p>\n

Start with Chorus<\/span><\/p>\n

[ C – G7 ] There once was a farmer who took a young miss
\nIn back of the barn where he gave her a
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Lecture on horses and chickens and eggs,
\nAnd told her that she has such beautiful
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

[ C – G7 ] Manners that suited a girl of her charms,
\nA girl that he’d like for to take in his
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Washing and ironing, and then if she did,
\nThey could get married and raise lots of<\/span><\/p>\n

Chorus<\/span>
\n[C] Sweet violets,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Sweeter than any [G7] roses.<\/span>
\nCovered all over from head to toe,<\/span>
\nCovered all over with [C] sweet [F] violets. [C]
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

[ C – G7 ] The girl told the farmer <\/span>that he\u2019d better stop.<\/span>
\nAnd she called her father <\/span>and then called a<\/span><\/p>\n

taxi<\/span> and got there before very long.<\/span>
\n\u2018cause someone was doin\u2019<\/span> his little girl<\/span><\/p>\n

[ C – G7 ] right<\/span> for a change and so <\/span>that\u2019s why he said.<\/span>
\nIf you marry her, son,<\/span> you\u2019re better off<\/span><\/p>\n

single<\/span> \u2018cause it\u2019s always been my belief,<\/span>
\nmarriage will bring<\/span> a man nothing but<\/span><\/p>\n

Chorus<\/span>
\n[C] Sweet violets,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Sweeter than any [G7] roses.<\/span>
\nCovered all over from head to toe,<\/span>
\nCovered all over with [C] sweet [F] violets. [C]
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

[ C – G7 ] The farmer decided <\/span>he\u2019d wed anyway,<\/span>
\nand started in planning <\/span>for his wedding<\/span><\/p>\n

suit <\/span>which he purchased for<\/span> only one buck.<\/span>
\nBut then he found <\/span>he was just out of<\/span><\/p>\n

[ C – G7 ] money<\/span> and so he got left in the lurch.<\/span>
\nA-standin\u2019 and waitin\u2019<\/span> in front of the<\/span><\/p>\n

end<\/span> of the story,<\/span> which just goes to show,<\/span>
\nall a girl wants from a man is his<\/span><\/p>\n

Chorus<\/span>
\n[C] Sweet violets,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Sweeter than any [G7] roses.<\/span>
\nCovered all over from head to toe,<\/span>
\nCovered all over with [C] sweet [F] violets. [C]
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

[385. SWEET VIOLETS 1882 l THE FARMER DECIDED
\nHE\u2019D WED ANYWAY,
\nAND STARTED IN PLANNING
\nFOR HIS WEDDING
\nSUIT
\nWHICH HE PURCHASED FOR
\nONLY ONE BUCK.
\nBUT THEN HE FOUND
\nHE WAS JUST OUT OF
\nMONEY
\nAND SO HE GOT LEFT IN THE LURCH.
\nA-STANDIN\u2019 AND WAITIN\u2019
\nIN FRONT OF THE
\nEND
\nOF THE STORY
\nWHICH JUST GOES TO SHOW,
\nALL A GIRL WANTS FROM A MAN IS HIS
\nCHORUS
\nSWEET VIOLETS,
\nSWEETER THAN THE ROSES.
\nCOVERED ALL OVER FROM HEAD TO TOE,
\nCOVERED ALL OVER WITH SWEET VIOLETS.
\nTHERE ONCE WAS A FARMER
\nWHO TOOK A YOUNG MISS,
\nIN BACK OF THE BARN
\nWHERE HE GAVE HERA
\nLECTURE
\nON HORSES AND CHICKENS AND EGGS.
\nAND TOLD HER THAT SHE
\nHAD SUCH BEAUTIFUL
\nMANNERS
\nTHAT SUITED A GIRL OF HER CHARMS.
\nA GIRL THAT HE WANTED TO REPEAT CHORUS
\nTAKE IN HIS
\nWASHING AND IRONING
\nAND THEN IF SHE DID.
\nTHEY COULD GET MARRIED
\nAND RAISE LOTS OF
\nREPEAT CHORUS
\nTHE GIRL TOLD THE FARMER
\nTHAT HE\u2019D BETTER STOP.
\nAND SHE CALLED HER FATHER
\nAND HE CALLED A
\nTAXI
\nAND GOT THERE BEFORE VERY LONG.
\n\u2018CAUSE SOMEONE WAS DOIN\u2019
\nHIS LITTLE GIRL
\nRIGHT
\nFOR A CHANGE AND SO
\nTHAT\u2019S WHY HE SAID.
\nIF YOU MARRY HER, SON,
\nYOU\u2019RE BETTER OFF
\nSINGLE
\n\u2018CAUSE IT\u2019S ALWAYS BEEN MY BELIEF,
\nMARRIAGE WILL BRING
\nA MAN NOTHING BUT
\nREPEAT CHORUS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SEE ALSO THE ASSUMPTION SONG 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 … CLICK TO VIEW SONGSweet Violets – CLEAN<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[116,117],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-live-baritone","category-live-piano"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16783\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}