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Great Big Sea > Sea Of No Cares Album > The Scolding Wife Lyrics

Album Name: Sea Of No Cares

Song Name: The Scolding Wife


(Traditional - Arr. GBS)

Well, I came into a scolding wife a few short years ago
And ever since I lead a life of misery and woe
My wife she is a tyrant around the room and in
Ah, she'd sell me to the devil for a glass or two of Gin. (Alan's part)

Sure I'll get up and go to work as mild as any man
And she'll get up and dress herself and go and have her dram
And if I chance to say a word, it's well I know my doom
She'll follow me with the fire shovel up and down the room
(Bob's part)

CHORUS:
And if the devil'd take her I'd thank him for his pain
I swear to God I'll hang me self If I get married again
And if the devil'd take her I'd thank him for his pain
Oh, I swear to God I'll hang me self if I get married again

When I get home at breakfast time she'll tap me on the head
When I come home at dinner time I'll find her drunk in bed
When I come home at supper time my patients I must stop
'Cause she drank what's in the teapot and I must drink the slops (Darrell's part)

CHORUS

Well, once I asked me scolding wife if I could go to bed
She scarce gave me an hour on the pillow to lay me head
When like a roarin' lion she came bustin' down the door
She caught me by the middle and threw me naked on the floor (Séan's part)

CHORUS

Now, me and my companions go to a public place
She'll search around the neighbourhood until she finds my face
She'll hoist me up and ridicule me for the company
Saying, "Petticoat is you master, and forevermore shall be." (All)

CHORUS (x4)





Great Big Sea Album
  1. Great Big Sea/Gone By The Board
  2. Someday Soon
  3. Excursion Around The Bay
  4. What Are You At?
  5. Drunken Sailor
  6. Time Brings
  7. Berry Picking Time
Play Album
  1. Ordinary Day
  2. The Night Pat Murphy Died
  3. How Did We Get From Saying "I Love You"...
  4. Donkey Riding
  5. End of the World
  6. General Taylor
  7. Seagulls
  8. Recruiting Sergeant
  9. Greenspond
  10. My Apology
  11. Something I Should Know
  12. Jolly Roving Tar
  13. Little Beggarman
Sea Of No Cares Album
  1. Sea Of No Cares
  2. Penelope
  3. Clearest Indication
  4. The Scolding Wife
  5. Stumbling In
  6. A Boat Like Gideon Brown
  7. Widow In The Window
  8. French Perfume
  9. Yarmouth Town
  10. Barque In The Harbour
  11. Own True Way
  12. Fortune
Something Beautiful Album
  1. Shines Right Through
  2. When I am King
  3. Beat the Drum
  4. Something Beautiful
  5. Helmethead
  6. Summer
  7. Sally Ann
  8. Somedays
  9. Let It Go
  10. John Barbour
  11. Lucky Me
  12. Love
Turn Album
  1. Consequence Free
  2. Feel It Turn
  3. Jack Hinks
  4. Demesduit Dream
  5. Margarita
  6. Ferryland Sealer
  7. Captain Wedderburn
  8. Bad As I Am
Up Album
  1. Run Runaway
  2. Goin Up
  3. Fast As I Can
  4. Mari-Mac
  5. Dancing With Mrs. White
  6. Something To It
  7. Buying Time
  8. Lukey
  9. The Old Black Rum
  10. Wave Over Wave
  11. Billy Peddle
  12. Nothing Out of Nothing
  13. The Jolly Butcher
  14. Rant & Roar





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