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DSweet Violets
Sweeter than the A7roses
Covered all over from head to toe
Covered all over with Dsweet GvioDlets
DThere once was a farmer who took a young A7miss
In A7back of the barn where he gave her a
DLecture on horses and chickens and A7eggs
And A7told her that she had such beautiful
DManners that suited a girl of her A7charms
A A7girl that he wanted to take in his
DWashing and ironing and then if she A7did
A7They could get married and raise lots of
DSweet Violets
Sweeter than the A7roses
Covered all over from head to toe
Covered all over with Dsweet GvioDlets
DThe girl told the farmer that he'd better A7stop
And A7she call her father and he called a
DTaxi and got there before very A7long
'Cause A7some one was doin' his little girl
DRight for a change and so that's why he A7said
If A7you marry her son, you're better off
DSingle 'cause it's always been my A7belief
Marriage A7will bring a man nothing but
DSweet Violets
Sweeter than the A7roses
Covered all over from head to toe
Covered all over with Dsweet GvioDlets
DThe farmer decided he'd wed A7anyway
And A7started in planning for his wedding
DSuit which he purchased for only one A7buck
But A7then he found out he was just out of
DMoney and so he got left in the A7lurch
A A7standin' and waitin' in front of the
DEnd of the story which just goes to A7show
All A7a girl wants from a man is his
DSweet Violets
Sweeter than the A7roses
Covered all over from head to toe
Covered all over with Dsweet GvioDlets

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Sweet Violets

by Dinah Shore

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Chords in this song · guitar

Sweet Violets

Sweeter than the roses

Covered all over from head to toe

D G D

Covered all over with sweet violets

D A7

There once was a farmer who took a young miss

In back of the barn where he gave her a

D A7

Lecture on horses and chickens and eggs

And told her that she had such beautiful

D A7

Manners that suited a girl of her charms

A girl that he wanted to take in his

D A7

Washing and ironing and then if she did

They could get married and raise lots of

Sweet Violets

Sweeter than the roses

Covered all over from head to toe

D G D

Covered all over with sweet violets

D A7

The girl told the farmer that he'd better stop

And she call her father and he called a

D A7

Taxi and got there before very long

'Cause some one was doin' his little girl

D A7

Right for a change and so that's why he said

If you marry her son, you're better off

D A7

Single 'cause it's always been my belief

Marriage will bring a man nothing but

Sweet Violets

Sweeter than the roses

Covered all over from head to toe

D G D

Covered all over with sweet violets

D A7

The farmer decided he'd wed anyway

And started in planning for his wedding

D A7

Suit which he purchased for only one buck

But then he found out he was just out of

D A7

Money and so he got left in the lurch

A standin' and waitin' in front of the

D A7

End of the story which just goes to show

All a girl wants from a man is his

Sweet Violets

Sweeter than the roses

Covered all over from head to toe

D G D

Covered all over with sweet violets

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