Sweet Violets 1882
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[ C – G7 ] There once was a farmer who took a young miss
In back of the barn where he gave her a
Lecture on horses and chickens and eggs,
And told her that she has such beautiful
[ C – G7 ] Manners that suited a girl of her charms,
A girl that he’d like for to take in his
Washing and ironing, and then if she did,
They could get married and raise lots of
Chorus
[C] Sweet violets, Sweeter than any [G7] roses.
Covered all over from head to toe,
Covered all over with [C] sweet [F] violets. [C]
[ C – G7 ] The girl told the farmer that he’d better stop.
And she called her father and then called a
taxi and got there before very long.
‘cause someone was doin’ his little girl
[ C – G7 ] right for a change and so that’s why he said.
If you marry her, son, you’re better off
single ‘cause it’s always been my belief,
marriage will bring a man nothing but
Chorus
[C] Sweet violets, Sweeter than any [G7] roses.
Covered all over from head to toe,
Covered all over with [C] sweet [F] violets. [C]
[ C – G7 ] The farmer decided he’d wed anyway,
and started in planning for his wedding
suit which he purchased for only one buck.
But then he found he was just out of
[ C – G7 ] money and so he got left in the lurch.
A-standin’ and waitin’ in front of the
end of the story, which just goes to show,
all a girl wants from a man is his
Chorus
[C] Sweet violets, Sweeter than any [G7] roses.
Covered all over from head to toe,
Covered all over with [C] sweet [F] violets. [C]
