single again lyrics

 

When I was single, oh then, oh then,

When I was single, oh then.

When I was single, my pockets would jingle,

And I wisht I was single again.

I married me a wife, oh then, oh then.

I married me a wife, oh then.

I married me a wife, and she's joy of my life,

And I wisht I was single again.

 

My wife died, oh then, oh then.

My wife died, oh then.

My wife died, and I laughed and I cried

To think I was single again.

 

I married me another, oh then, oh then. I married me another, oh then.

I married me another, and she's the Devil's grandmother,

And I wish I was single again.

 

She beat me, she banged me, oh then, oh then.

She beat me, she banged me, oh then.

She beat me, she banged me, and threatened to hang me,

And I wisht I was single again.

I love music, but I can not sing. Most of the time there is music playing while I work and almost always there is music running through my head - a tune stuck on replay often for days until replaced by another one. A song I've been hearing over and over is one I associate with my mother. I have no idea how old I was when I first heard this song, but it is among my earliest childhood memories.

My mother had a good singing voice, but she confined her singing mainly to church. The one song that I remember her singing was "I Wish I Was Single Again. If I was Single, My Pockets Would Jingle." After hearing the music in my mind for days on end, I did a Google search to learn more about the song.

It appears variations of the lyrics have been around since the early 1900s and it has been recorded by many different artists. One version of the song goes like this:

 

When I was single, oh then, oh then,

When I was single, oh then.

When I was single, my pockets would jingle,

And I wisht I was single again.

I married me a wife, oh then, oh then.

I married me a wife, oh then.

I married me a wife, and she's joy of my life,

And I wisht I was single again.

 

My wife died, oh then, oh then.

My wife died, oh then.

My wife died, and I laughed and I cried

To think I was single again.

 

I married me another, oh then, oh then. I married me another, oh then.

I married me another, and she's the Devil's grandmother,

And I wish I was single again.

 

She beat me, she banged me, oh then, oh then.

She beat me, she banged me, oh then.

She beat me, she banged me, and threatened to hang me,

And I wisht I was single again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When I was single, oh then, oh then,

When I was single, oh then.

When I was single, my pockets would jingle,

And I wisht I was single again.

I married me a wife, oh then, oh then.

I married me a wife, oh then.

I married me a wife, and she's joy of my life,

And I wisht I was single again.

 

My wife died, oh then, oh then.

My wife died, oh then.

My wife died, and I laughed and I cried

To think I was single again.

 

I married me another, oh then, oh then. I married me another, oh then.

I married me another, and she's the Devil's grandmother,

And I wish I was single again.

 

She beat me, she banged me, oh then, oh then.

She beat me, she banged me, oh then.

She beat me, she banged me, and threatened to hang me,

And I wisht I was single again.