Cat. #0638 (MFH #131) - As sung by Reba Dearmore, Mountain Home, Arkansas on January 7, 1969
VERSE 1
I married me a wife and took her home
Th Jenny, fair Jen an' Rosymarie
I've a thousand times wish't I'd left 'er alone
While th dew flies over th green valley
VERSE 2
For into th kitchen she would not go
Th Jenny, fair Jen an' Rosymarie
For fear she'd soil her pretty cloth shoes
While th dew flies over th green valley
VERSE 3
Th very first day I came in from my plow
Th Jenny, fair Jen an' Rosymarie
Saying, now my dear wife is my dinner done now
While th dew flies over th green valley
VERSE 4
Get out of here you dirty whelp
Th Jenny, fair Jen an' Rosymarie
If you want any dinner go cook it yourself
While th dew flies over th green valley
VERSE 5
I picked up my hat an' went out to th barn
Th Jenny, fair Jen an' Rosymarie
And I cut me a hickory as long as my arm
While th dew flies over th green valley
VERSE 6
I trimmed it up an' went back to th house
Th Jenny, fair Jen an' Rosymarie
An' over her back it went whickety whack
While th dew flies over th green valley
VERSE 7
I'll go and tell my Mother an' Father
Th Jenny, fair Jen an' Rosymarie
That we can't get along without quarreling
While th dew flies over th green valley
VERSE 8
Just go an' tell your Father an' Mother
Th Jenny, fair Jen an' Rosymarie
That I brought you down under a hickory limb
While th dew flies over th green valley
VERSE 9
Th very next day I came in from my plow
Th Jenny, fair Jen an' Rosymarie
Saying, now my dear wife is my dinner done now
While th dew flies over th green valley
VERSE 10
Th table was set, th dinner prepared
Th Jenny, fair Jen an' Rosymarie
T'was yes sir an' no sir to every word
While th dew flies over th green valley
VERSE 11
And ever since then, she has been a good wife
Th Jenny, fair Jen an' Rosymarie
An' I hope she'll continue th rest of her life
While th dew flies over th green valley