THE OLD MAID
(Obtained from Miss Mabel Hall, Cuerrant, Breathitt County,
Kentucky, December, 1933)
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I won’t marry a man that’s little,
For he can’t carry my big wash kettle.
Oh, I’ll not marry at all, at all;
Oh, I’ll not marry at all.
Chorus:
I’m determined to live an old maid
And take my chair and sit in the shade.
Oh, I’ll not marry at all, at all;
Oh, I’ll not marry at all.
-2-
I won’t marry a man that’s black,
For he’ll go off and never come back.
Oh, I’ll not marry at all, at all;
Oh, I’ll not marry at all.
Chorus:
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I won’t marry a preacher’s son,
For he won’t let me have any fun.
Oh, I’ll not marry at all, at all;
Oh, I’ll not marry at all.
Chorus: