When I Was Young chords by Peggy Seeger
Verse 1
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When I was single,
when dressed all so fine,
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Now I am married, Lord,
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go ragged all the time.
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Lord, don't I wish I was
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a single girl again.
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Dishes to wash
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and spring to go to
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When you are married, Lord,
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you've got it all to do
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Lord, don't I wish I was
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a single girl again
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When I was single, my shoes,
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they did squeak
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Now I am married,
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Lord, my shoes, they do leak
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Lord, don't I wish I was
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a single girl again
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Three little children,
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all lying in the bed
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All of them so hungry,
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Lord, they can't raise up their head
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Lord, don't I wish I was
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a single girl again
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I wash their little feet
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and send them to school
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Then comes the drunkard
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and calls them a fool
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Lord, don't I wish I was a
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single girl again
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When I was single,
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I'd eat biscuit and pie
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Now I'm married, Lord, it's eat corn,
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bread or die
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Lord, don't I wish I was a single girl again
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Thank you for
When I Was Young
Peggy Seeger
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