When I was a young girl, a young girl, a young girl,
When I was a young girl, then oh then.
When I was a young girl, a young girl, a young girl,
When I was a young girl, then oh then.

It was a ha-ha this-a-way, ha-ha that-a-way,
Ha-ha this-a-way, then oh then.

The boys came a-courtin', courtin', courtin',
The boys came a-courtin', then oh then.
The boys came a-courtin', courtin', courtin',
The boys came a-courtin', then oh then.

It was a primp, primp this away, primp primp thataway,
Primp primp this away, then oh then.
Ha ha this away, ha ha that away,
Primp primp this away, then oh then.

Then we married, married, married,
Then we married, then oh then.
Then he died, died, died,
Then he died, then oh then.

It was a boo-hoo this away, boo-hoo that away,
Boo-hoo this away, then oh the.
When I was a young girl, a young girl, a young girl,
When I was a young girl, then oh then.