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The Boy Who Wouldnt Hoe Corn

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[Verse 1]
DmTell you a little story and it won't take Bblong
C'Bout a lazy farmer who wouldn't hoe his Dmcorn
DmThe reason why I never could Bbtell
CThat young man was always Dmwell
[Verse 2]
DmHe planted his corn in the month of BbJune
CBy July it was up to his eyesDm  
DmCome September there came a big Bbfrost
CAnd all the young man's corn was Dmlost
[Verse 3]
DmHis courtship had just beBbgun
CSaid young man, "Have you hauled some corDmn?"
Dm"Well I tried and I tried and I tried in Bbvain,
CBut I don't believe I raised one gDmrain."
[Verse 4]
DmWell he went down town to his neighbor's Bbdoor
CWhere he had often been bDmefore
DmSayin "Pretty little miss will you marry Bbme,
CLittle miss what do you sDmay?"
[Verse 5]
Dm"Why do you come for me to wBbed?
CYou can't even make your own cornDmbread
DmSingle I am and will reBbmain.
CA lazy man I won't maintaiDmn."
[Verse 6]
DmHe turned his back and walked Bbaway
CSayin "Little miss you'll rue the Dmday.
DmYou'll rue the day that you were bBborn
GCivin me the devil cause I wouldn't hoe Dmcorn."

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The Boy Who Wouldnt Hoe Corn

by Dan Tyminski

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[Verse 1]

Dm Bb

Tell you a little story and it won't take long

C Dm

'Bout a lazy farmer who wouldn't hoe his corn

Dm Bb

The reason why I never could tell

C Dm

That young man was always well

[Verse 2]

Dm Bb

He planted his corn in the month of June

C Dm

By July it was up to his eyes

Dm Bb

Come September there came a big frost

C Dm

And all the young man's corn was lost

[Verse 3]

Dm Bb

His courtship had just begun

C Dm

Said young man, "Have you hauled some corn?"

Dm Bb

"Well I tried and I tried and I tried in vain,

C Dm

But I don't believe I raised one grain."

[Verse 4]

Dm Bb

Well he went down town to his neighbor's door

C Dm

Where he had often been before

Dm Bb

Sayin "Pretty little miss will you marry me,

C Dm

Little miss what do you say?"

[Verse 5]

Dm Bb

"Why do you come for me to wed?

C Dm

You can't even make your own cornbread

Dm Bb

Single I am and will remain.

C Dm

A lazy man I won't maintain."

[Verse 6]

Dm Bb

He turned his back and walked away

C Dm

Sayin "Little miss you'll rue the day.

Dm Bb

You'll rue the day that you were born

C Dm

Givin me the devil cause I wouldn't hoe corn."

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