the boy who wouldn't hoe corn

Lyrics

tell you a 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, 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 down town to his neighbour's door. where he had often been before. sayin': "pretty little miss, will you marry me?", "little miss what do you say?", "why do you come for me to wed?, "you, 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. saying: "little miss, you'll rue the day. "you'll rue the day that you were born. "for givin' me the devil 'cos i wouldn't hoe corn."