Cat. #0440 (MFH #432) - As sung by Mrs. George Ripley, Milford, Missouri on December 14, 1959
VERSE 1
I married me a wife in th month of May
A risty-rasty-now-now-now
An' I hauled her home on a load a hay
Risty-rasty-now-now-now
VERSE 2
She combed her head but once't a year
A risty-rasty-now-now-now
An' every rake she brought a tear
Risty-rasty-now-now-now
VERSE 3
She swept th floor but once't a year
A risty-rasty-now-now-now
Because th brooms, they were so dear
Risty-rasty-now-now-now
VERSE 4
For a churn, she used my boot
A risty-rasty-now-now-now
An' for a dash, used 'er foot
A risty-rasty-now-now-now
VERSE 5
Er' butter it was a grizzly gray
A risty-rasty-now-now-now
An' it took legs an' walked away
A risty-rasty-now-now-now