S W E E T V I O L E T S
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 There once was a farmer who took a young miss
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 In back of the barn where he gave her a...
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 Lecture on horses and chickens and eggs
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 And told her that she had such beautiful...
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 Manners that suited a girl of her charms
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 A girl that he wanted to take in his...
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 Washing and ironing and then if she did
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 They would get married and raise lots of...

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 Sweet Violets, sweeter than all the roses
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 Covered all over from head to toe
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 Covered all over with sweet violets.

 The girl told the farmer that he'd better stop
 and she'd tell her father, and he called a...
 Taxi and got there before very long,
 'Cause someone was doing his little girl...
 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...

 Sweet Violets Sweeter than the roses
 Covered all over from head to toe
 Covered all over with sweet violets

 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 out he was just out of...
 Money and so he got left in the lurch
 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...

 Sweet Violets Sweeter than the roses
 Covered all over from head to toe
 Covered all over with sweet violets