Another version of "A Married Woman's Lament" in Randolph:

Lyr. Add: A Married Woman's Lament

When I was single, to marry I did crave,
But now I am married an' I'm troubled to my grave,
Lord, I wisht I was single again!

When I was single, nothin' troubled my mind,
But now I am married an' I'm troubled all the time,
Lord, I wisht I was single again!

When I was single I had good things to eat,
But now I am married an' I cain't git even meat,
Lord, I wisht I was single again!

When I was single, I dressed in silk so fine,
But now I am married an' I wear rags all the time,
Lord, I wisht I was single again!

Dishes to wash an' the spring to go to,
Nobody to help me an' I got it all to do,
Lord, I wisht I was single again!

Two little children a-layin' in the bed,
Both of 'em so hungry they cain't raise up their head,
Lord, I wisht I was single again!

Took in some washin', made a dollar or two,
He slipped around and stoled it an' I don't know what to do,
Lord, I wisht I was single again!

Mrs. Emma Chambliss, Missouri, 1928. Randolph, Ozark Folksongs. vol. 3, no. 366, pp. 69-70 with music.