When I Was Single

When I was single

When dressed all so fine

Now I am married, Lord

Go ragged all the time

Lord, don't I wish I was a single girl again

Dishes to wash

And spring to go to

When you are married, Lord

You've got it all to do

Lord, don't I wish I was a single girl again

When I was single

My shoes they did squeak

Now I am married, Lord

My shoes they do leak

Lord, don't I wish I was a single girl again

Three little children

All lying in the bed

All of them so hungry, Lord

They can't raise up their head

Lord, don't I wish I was a single girl again

I wash their little feet

And send them to school

Then comes a drunkard

And calls them a fool

Lord, don't I wish I was a single girl again

When I was single

I eat biscuit and pie

Now I am married, Lord

It's eat cornbread or die

Lord, don't I wish I was a single girl again