These are the words that I sing. The tune is in Marrowbones.

ROGER'S COURTSHIP

Now Roger my son, come listen to me
And I’ll give you good counsel for life.
If you wear your best clothes with a new pair of hose
I warrant you’ll get you a wife
You will,
Yes you will,
So you will,
I warrant you’ll get you a wife
You will.

So Roger put on his very best clothes
That were neither tattered nor torn.
And in his best clothes with his new yellow hose
He looked like a gentleman born
He did,
Yes he did,
So he did,
He looked like a gentleman born,
He did.

Now the very first damsel that he came across
Was the farmer’s fair daughter named Grace.
Before he could whisper three words in her ear
She gave him a slap in the face
She did,
Yes she did,
So she did,
She gave him a slap in the face
She did.

And the very next maiden that he came across
Was the landlord’s fair daughter named Kate.
Before he could utter three words of his troth
She gave him a crack on the pate
She did,
Yes she did,
So she did,
She gave him a crack on the pate.
She did.

As Roger was walking all down the Main Street
Admiring of all the fine folks;
He happened to kiss the wife of the priest
And she had him clapped into the stocks
She did,
Yes she did,
So she did,
She had him clapped into the stocks,
She did.

Well if these are the troubles of getting a wife
I shall not seek for another!
I shall stay single for all of my life
And I shall stay home with my mother!
I will,
So I will,
Yes I will,
I shall stay home with my mother
I will.

Enjoy!