The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Drinking Song--Sweet Violets

Sweet violets, sweeter than all the roses
Covered all over from head to toe
Covered all over with sweet violets.

There once was a farmer who took a young miss,
In back of the barn where he gave her a . . .
Lecture on horses and chickens and egga,
And told her that she had such beautiful . . .
Manners that suited a girl of her charms
A girl that he wanted to take in his . . .
Washing and ironing and then if she did
They could get married and raise lots of . . .

Sweet violets, sweeter than all the roses
Covered all over from head to toe
Covered all over with sweet violets.

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector are the same person.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS