Cat. #0819 (MFH #671) - As sung by Mrs. Norman Engler, Lakeview, Arkansas on April 16, 1969
VERSE 1
Once I was single, then O then
Once I was single, then
Once I was single, my pockets did jingle
An' I wish I were single again
VERSE 2
I got me a wife, then, O then, O then
I got me a wife, O then
I got me a wife, she's the plague of my life
An' I wish I were single again
VERSE 3
My wife got th fever, O then, O then
My wife got th fever, O then,
My wife got th fever, an' I wish it never leave 'er
So I could be single again
VERSE 4
My wife she died, O then, O then
My wife she died, O then
My wife she died, an' I laughed till I cried
So glad t' be single again
VERSE 5
I got me another, lot worse than the other
An' I wish I were single again
(collected by Jerry Hays)