Sweet Violets (mary Beth) Lyrics - Sinead Oconnor

There once was a farmer, who took a young miss 

in back of the barn where he gave her a 

lecture 

on horses and chickens and eggs 

and told her that she had such beautiful 

manners 

That suited a girl of her charms 

A girl that he wanted to take in his 

washing and ironing 

and then if she did. They could get married and raise lots of 

Sweet violets, sweeter than all the roses 

covered all over from head to toe 

covered all over with sweet violets 

the girl told the farmer that he'd better stop 

and she called her father and he called a taxi 

and got there before very long 

'cause someone was doing his little girl 

right 

for a change and so that's why he said: 

"if you marry her, son, you're better off 

single 

'cause it's always been my belief 

that marriage will bring a man nothing but 

Sweet violets, sweeter than all the roses 

covered all over from head to toe 

covered all over with sweet violets 

The farmer decided he'd wed anyway 

and started in planning for his wedding 

suit 

which he purchased for only one buck 

but then he found out he was just out of 

money 

and so he got left in the lurch 

standing and waiting in front of the 

end of the story 

Which just goes to show 

all a girl wants from a man is his 

Sweet violets..