Well I married me a wife
Gave me trouble all my life
Ran me out in the cold rain and snow

Well she came down the stairs
Combing back her long held hair
And her cheeks were as red as a rose

As a rose
And her cheeks were as red as a rose

Well I did all I could do
Try an' get along with you
And I'm not gonna be treated this way

This a way, oh lord
I'm not gonna be treated this way

Well she came into the room
Where she met her fatal doom
And I'm not gonna be treated this way

This a way. Oh Lord
And I'm not gonna be treated this way

Well I married me a wife
Gave me trouble all my life
Ran me out into the cold rain and snow