Fiddlin' John Carson — Bachelors Hall

I rode seven horses clean to death; I rode them 'till they had no breath- Wore five saddles to the tree And none of those girls won't marry me Sing fa lie riddle aye day Get up in the morning I'll [stumble] and reel Tell all those girls how sleepy I feel; With all this here courting I'll court none at all I'll always live single, keep bachelors' hall Sing fa lie riddle aye day Women will fret, the children will bawl; The greatest of pleasures: keep bachelors' hall; The devil for one, and he may have all; I'll always live single, keep bachelors' hall Sing fa lie riddle aye day Saddle up my horse, I'll ride him away- Keep up those girls 'till it's almost day I'll start home a-meaning no harm; Before i get home I will sleep in some barn Sing fa lie riddle aye day Takes two hours for the girls to dress And then two hours before the glass They'll primp up, and then they'll go way; The devil himself couldn't look so gay Sing fa lie riddle aye day Saddle up my horse and ride him away- Keep up those girls 'till it's almost day I'll go home, i'll stir up my straw I'll eat my old hoecake be done or be raw


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