The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn lyrics
Song information
Artist: Alison Krauss Album: Live
Lyrics
Tell you a little story and it won't take long 'Bout a lazy farmer who wouldn't hoe his corn The reason why I never could tell That young man was always well
He planted his corn in the month of june By july it was up to his eyes Come september, came a big frost And all the young man's corn was lost
His story, kith, had just begun Said: "young man, have you hoed some corn?" "Well I tried and I tried, and I tried in vain "But I don't believe I raised no grain."
He went down town to his neighbour's door Where he had often been before Sayin': "pretty little miss, will you marry me?" "Little miss what do you say?"
"Why do you come for me to wed? "You, can't even make your own corn grain "Single I am, and will remain "A lazy man, I won't maintain."
He turned his back and walked away Sayin: "little miss, you'll rue the day "You'll rue the day that you were born "For givin' me the devil 'cos I wouldn't hoe corn."
[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]
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