Intro
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[Verse 1]
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I'd rather be a single girl, sailin' on the sea
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Than to be a married girl, With a baby on my knee
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with a baby on my knee.
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
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F# single girl, a single girl, dresses nice and neat
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But a married girl, a married girl, no shoes upon her feet
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no shoes upon her feet.
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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F# single girl, a single girl, lays in bed til one
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But a married girl, a married girl, gets up before the sun.
[Verse 4]
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F# single girl, a single girl, goes to the store and buys
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But a married girl, a married girl, gotta rock the cradle and cry
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gotta rock the cradle and cry.
[Interlude]
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[Verse 5]
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When I was a single girl boys all courted me
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I would move from man to man, just like a honey bee
[Verse 6]
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Single girl is free to roam, where ever love is found
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Now that I'm a married girl, I can't get to town
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I can't get to town.
[Interlude]
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[Verse 7]
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I'd rather be a single girl, sailin' on the sea
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Than to be a married girl, with a baby on my knee
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with a baby on my knee.
[Outro]
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