Sweet Violets

There once was a farmer who took a young miss

in back of the barn where her gave her a lecture

on horses and chickens and eggs

he told her that she had such beautiful

manners that suited a girl of her charms

A girl that he wanted to take in his

washing and ironing and then if she did

They could get married and raise lots of......

Sweet Violets

Sweeter than the roses

Covered all over from head to toe

Covered all over with Sweet Violets.

The girl told the farmer that he'd better stop

and she called her father and he called a

Taxi and got there before very long

Cause someone was doin his little girl

Right for a change and so that's what he said

If you marry her son, you're better of single

Cause its 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 a buck

But then he found out he was just out of

money so he got left in the lurch

Standing and waiting at the front of the

End of this 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.

I grew up hearing my grandma snow white sing this song. She would sing it at parties, after dinner, or whenever there was a crowd. I loved hearing her sing this song. Now I sing it to my little girl and it makes her fall asleep.