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."
[00:37.89]Tell You a little story and it won't take long, [00:47.63]'Bout a lazy farmer who wouldn't hoe his corn. [00:56.60]The reason why I never could tell, [01:05.56]That young man was always well. [01:09.79] [01:16.80]He planted his corn in the month of June. [01:26.52]By July it was up to his eyes. [01:35.88]Come September, came a big frost. [01:45.22]And all the young man's corn was lost. [01:50.88] [02:15.33]His story, kith, had just begun. [02:22.06]Said: "Young man, have you hoed some corn?" [02:27.41]"Well I tried and I tried, and I tried in vain. [02:34.27]"But I don't believe I raised no grain." [02:37.81] [02:58.62]He went down town to his neighbour's door. [03:05.61]Where he had often been before. [03:11.15]Sayin': "Pretty little miss, will you marry me?" [03:17.89]"Little miss what do you say?" [03:22.43] [03:41.90]"Why do you come for me to wed? [03:48.66]"You, can't even make your own corn grain. [03:54.42]"Single I am, and will remain. [04:01.02]"A lazy man, I won't maintain." [04:07.90] [04:09.12]He turned his back and walked away. [04:17.58]Sayin: "Little miss, you'll rue the day. [04:24.18]"You'll rue the day that you were born. [04:33.40]"For givin' me the devil 'cos I wouldn't hoe corn."
