The version that Dave Burland sings is as follows and, like everything Burland does, it's great. It differs from that given above and the one in DT. He had it from Mike Seeger. There is no lyric sheet in his CD; this is my transcription: ^^ BACHELOR'S HALL

Oh I rode seven horses clean to death
I rode them till they had no breath
And I wore five saddles down to the tree
And none of them girls won't marry me
Sing fol ay riddle ay day

Oh the wind it will howl and the children will bawl
The greatest of pleasures keep Bachelor's Hall
The devil for one and he may have all
Sooner stay single, keep Bachelor's Hall
Sing fol ay riddle ay day

For I wake up in the morning how I stumble and reel
For all of them girls how sweetly I feel
On this here courtin', I court none at all
Sooner stay single, keep Bachelor's Hall
Sing fol ay riddle ay day

Then saddle up my horse and I'll ride him away
I keep up them girls till it's almost day
I'll ride home and I'm meaning no harm
Before I get home I'll sleep in some barn
Sing fol ay riddle ay day

For it takes three hours for the women to dress
Then two hours before the glass
They'll primp up and they'll go away
The devil himself wouldn't look so gay
Sing fol ay riddle ay day

So saddle up my horse and I'll ride him away
Keep up them girls till it's almost day
I'll ride home and I'll stir up my store
I'll eat my own hoecakes be done or be raw
Sing fol ay riddle ay day

Source: Dave Burland 'Benchmark' Fat Cat Records FATCD004.