歌词
Tell you 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
But 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
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His courtship 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"
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He went downtown to his neighbor's door
He had often been before
Said, "Pretty little miss, will you marry me?
Little miss what do you say?"
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"Why do you come for me to wed?
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 rue the day
You'll rue the day that you were born
For givin' me the devil 'cause I wouldn't hoe corn"