I married me a wife
She gave me trouble all my life
Left me out in the cold, rain and snow
Rain and snow, oh love, left me out in the cold, rain and snow

She came down the stairs
Combin' back her long yellow hair
And her cheeks were as red as a rose
As a rose, oh love
And her cheeks were as red as a rose

I've done all I could do
To try to get along with you
And I ain't gonna be treated this a way
This a way, oh love
And I ain't gonna be treated this a way

I married me a wife
She gave me trouble all my life
Left me out in the cold, rain and snow
Rain and snow, oh love, left me out in the cold, rain and snow