Sweet Violets

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Sweet Violets 
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Sweeter than the roses 

Covered all over from head to toe 
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Covered all over with sweet violets 

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There once was a farmer who took a young miss 
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In back of the barn where he gave her a 
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Lecture on horses and chickens and eggs 
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And told her that she had such beautiful 
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Manners that suited a girl of her charms 
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A girl that he wanted to take in his 
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Washing and ironing and then if she did 
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They could get married and raise lots of 


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Sweet Violets 
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Sweeter than the roses 

Covered all over from head to toe 
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Covered all over with sweet violets 

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The girl told the farmer that he'd better stop 
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And she call her father and he called a 
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Taxi and got there before very long 
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'Cause some one was doin' his little girl 
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Right for a change and so that's why he said 
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If you marry her son, you're better off 
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Single 'cause it's always been my belief 
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Marriage will bring a man nothing but 

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Sweet Violets 
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Sweeter than the roses 

Covered all over from head to toe 
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Covered all over with sweet violets 

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The farmer decided he'd wed anyway 
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And started in planning for his wedding 
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Suit which he purchased for only one buck 
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But then he found out he was just out of 
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Money and so he got left in the lurch 
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A standin' and waitin' in front of the 
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End of the story which just goes to show 
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All a girl wants from a man is his 


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Sweet Violets 
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Sweeter than the roses 

Covered all over from head to toe 
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Covered all over with sweet violets