Single Girl, Married Girl is a traditional ballad that the Carters recorded at their first session in Bristol, then again in 1935.

According to the Carters biography the song came from Mollie Carter, A.P.'s mother and it was a well-known old song.

SINGLE GIRL MARRIED GIRL- Carter Family 1927 and 1935

Single girl, single girl, she's going dressed so fine,
Oh, she's going dressed so fine.
Married girl, married girl, she wears just any kind,
Oh, she wears just any kind.

Single girl, single girl, she goes to the store and buys,
Oh, she goes to the store and buys.
Married girl, married girl, she rocks the cradle and cries,
Oh, she rocks the cradle and cries.

Single girl, single girl, she's going where she please,
Oh, she's going where she please.
Married girl, married girl, a baby on her knees,
Oh, a baby on her knees.