Cat. #0263 (MFH #671) - As sung by Rev. Harold E. Hunter, Eldorado Springs, Missouri on October 7, 1958
VERSE 1
I wish I was single again
I wish I was single again
For when I was single, my pockets did jingle
O, I wish I was single again
VERSE 2
I married me a wife, O then
I married me a wife, O then
I married me a wife and she ruined my life
O, I wish I was single again
VERSE 3
She took a fever, O then
She took a fever, O then
She took a fever if she don't die I'll leave her
O, I wish I was single again
VERSE 4
My wife, she died, O then
My wife, she died, O then
My wife, she died and I laughed till I cried
To think I was single again
VERSE 5
I went to th funeral, O then
I went to th funeral, O then
I went to th funeral and I danced, Yankee Doodle
To think I was single again
VERSE 6
Well, I married me another, O then
I married me another, O then
I married me another, she's th devils grandmother
O, I wish I was single again
VERSE 7
She beats me, she bangs me, O then
She beats me, she bangs me, O then
She beats me and bangs me and swears she will hang me
O, I wish I was single again
VERSE 8
Well, she went for a rope, O then
She went for a rope, O then
She went for a rope when she got there t'was broke
I wish I was single again
VERSE 9
Then she went for a hammer, O then
She went for a hammer, O then
She went for a hammer and I'll kill her god-bless her
O, I wish I was single again
VERSE 10
I wish I was single again
I wish I was single again
For when I was single, my pockets did jingle
O, I wish I was single again