I Wish I Was Single Again

Cat. #1369 (MFH #671) - As sung by Reba Dearmore, Gaithersburg, 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

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