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CAT-024
Traditional repertoire
Single Girl
An old-time contrast between the freedom of single life and the work of marriage.
Source research
Documented lineage
- Earliest evidence
- Early twentieth-century collected and commercial old-time versions
- Aliases / index
- Single Girl, Married Girl
- Working arrangement
- Key D · Capo 0
- Marci on dulcimer; Kelsey on fiddle. Half-verse interludes after verses 1 and 2.
Working lyrics + chords
Working song sheet
Single girl, married girl Marci dulcimer; Kelsey fiddle Verse 1 [D]Single girl, [A]single girl She's going dressed [D]fine [A]Oh, she's going dressed [D]fine [D]Married girl, [A]married girl She [D]wears just any kind [A]Oh, she wears just any [D]kind Interlude - 1/2 verse Verse 2 [D]Single girl, [A]single girl She goes to the store and buys [A]Oh, she goes to the store and [D]buys [D]Married girl, [A]married girl She rocks the cradle and cries [A]Oh, she rocks the cradle and [D]cries Interlude - 1/2 verse Verse 3 [D]Single girl, [A]single girl She's going where she please [A]Oh, she's going where she [D]please [D]Married girl, [A]married girl A baby on her knees [A]Oh, baby on her [D]knees
Archive note
Updated from the August 31 ChordPro in D, with the supplied three verses, D/A chord cues, and half-verse interludes. The Carter Family is the supplied performer reference, not a newly assigned songwriting credit.
Chords
D · A