Cat. #1027 (MFH #671) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on October 28, 1969
VERSE 1
O, I wish I was single again
I wish I was single again
For I was single my pockets did jingle
Th world went well with me then
VERSE 2
I married me a wife, o then, o then
Married me a wife, o then
I married me a wife, th joy of my life
An' th world went well with me then
VERSE 3
My wife she died, o then
My wife she died, o then
My wife she died, an' I laughed till I cried
Think I was single again
VERSE 4
I married me another 'n, o then, o then
I married me another 'n, o then
Married me anothern th devils stepmother
An' I wish I was single again
VERSE 5
She beat me, she bang me o then
She beat me, she bang me o then
She beat me, she bang an' she swore she would hang me
An' I wish I was single again
VERSE 6
She got'er a rope, o then
She got'er a rope, o then
She got'er a rope, but she got 'er neck broke
An' now I'm single again