The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn

The Broken Circle Breakdown Bluegrass Band - The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn(Live)

Tell you little story and

It won't take long

Bout a lazy farmer

Who wouldn't hoe his corn

The reason why

I never could tell

But that young man was always well

He planted his corn

In the month of june

By july it was up to his eyes

Come september came a big frost

And all the young man's corn was lost

His courtship had just begun

Said young man

Have you hoed some corn

Well I tried and

I tried and I tried in vain

But I don't believe

I raised one grain

He went downtown to

His neighbor's door

He had often been before

Said pretty little miss

Will you marry me

Little miss what do you say

Why do you come for me to wed

Can't even make your own corn grain

Single I am and will remain

A lazy man I won't maintain

He turned his back and walked away

Sayin' little miss you rue the day

You'll rue the day that you were born

For givin' me the devil cause

I wouldn't hoe corn