| One day I went meanderin' to find myself a wife
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| A pretty miss to share my kiss and love me all my life
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| The lonely bachelor’s life I led began to get me down
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| I bought a ring and everything and went right into town
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| I went (meanderin', meanderin'
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| Looking far and wide for a girl to be my bride
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| I went meanderin', meanderin')
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| Far from the old folks at home
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| I ran into a friend of mine while wandering down the street
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| He said he had a sister that I ought to meet
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| He took me home to meet her but she weighed two hundred ten
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| I shook my head and sadly said «oh here I go again»
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| I went (meanderin', meanderin'
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| Looking far and wide for a girl to be my bride
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| I went meanderin', meanderin')
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| Far from the old folks at home
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| I came across a pretty girl who said she’d love me so
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| But she would bring her mother with us everywhere we’d go
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| I was so happy on the day she said she’d be my wife
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| But when she told me her ma would live with us for life
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| I went (meanderin', meanderin'
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| Looking far and wide for a girl to be my bride
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| I went meanderin', meanderin')
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| Far from the old folks at home
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| Finally found myself a wife a gal who’s sweet and true
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| And when I’m tempted to do something I shouldn’t do
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| Then I remember days when things are not like they are now
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| Well I recall when I was just a bachelor and how
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| I went meanderin', meanderin'
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| For looking far and wide for a girl to be my bride
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| I went meanderin', oh meanderin'
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| Far from the old folks at home |