I Wish I Was Single Again

Cat. #1369 (MFH #671) - As sung by Reba Dearmore, Gaithersberg, Maryland on December 31, 1971

CHORUS:
I wish I was single again, again
I wish I was single again
For when I was single
My pockets did jingle
An' I wish I was single again

VERSE 1
I married me a wife, O then, O then
I married me a wife, O then
I married me a wife
She troubled my life
An' I wish I was single again

VERSE 2
My wife she died, O then, O then
My wife she died, O then
My wife she died
An' I laughed till I cried
T' think I was single again

VERSE 3
I married me another, O then, O then
I married me another, O then
I married me another
She's th devils grandmother
An' I wish I was single again

VERSE 4
O, she beat me, she banged me, O then, O then
She beat me, she banged me, O then
She beat me, she banged me
She swore that she'd hang me
An' I wish I was single again

VARIANTS:
0014 When I Was Single
0263 Wish I Was Single Again
0385 Wish I Was Single Again
0819 Wish I Was Single Again
1027 When You and I Were Single

OTHER COLLECTIONS:
Randolph: III-365 I Wish I Was Single Again
Belden: p. 437 When I Was Single
Brown: III-37 When I Was Single


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