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| G | D7 | G |
| Yea, | father, | yea. |
Will you marry a farmer ?
| G | D7 | G |
| Nay, | father, | nay. |
| C | |
| A farmer's wife I | will not be, |
| D7 | G | |
| Clean | ing out stables is | not for me, |
| D7 | G | |
| Nay, | father, | nay. |
Daughters will you marry ?
Yea, father, yea.
Will you marry a doctor ?
Nay, father, nay.
A doctor's wife I will not be,
Torturing people is not for me,
Nay, father, nay.
Will you marry a teacher ?
A teacher's wife I will not be,
Punishing children is not for me,
Will you marry a lawyer ?
A lawyer's wife I will not be,
Cheating people is not for me,
Will you marry a fisherman ?
A fisherman's wife I will not be,
Digging up worms is not for me,
Daughters will you marry ?
Yea, father, yea.
Will you marry a fiddler ?
Yea, father, yea.
I'd like to be a fiddler's wife,
Singing and dancing all of my life,
Yea, father, yea.