This is how I learned the song:
There once was a farmer that lived by the crick
Watching the little boys play with their
Marbles and toys and things on the floor
Along came a girl that might be a
Nice young lady that laid in the grass
When she rolled over she showed us her
Ruffles and tuffles and sometimes a tuck
When she had children she taught them to
Knit.
While the boys in the barnyard were shoveling
Sweet violets. Sweeter that all the roses. Covered all over from head to toe. Covered all over with sweet violets.