[Verse 1]

The Devil weds a widow

Death another's leftovers

Better to lie on a willows

Rest on alder boughs

[Verse 2]

Then upon a widow’s bed

On a used woman's pillow

Sweeter the side of a fence

Than a widow's flank

[Chorus 1]

Sweeter the side of a fence

Than a widow’s flank

Sweeter the side of a fence

Softer the side of a grove

Than a widow's beside is

Softer the side of a grove

[Verse 3]

The Devil wеds a widow

The grave one twicе wed

A widow's hand is rougher

Than a dry spruce bough

[Verse 4]

With which she strikes the playful

Grabs the one who laughs

A widow has had her games

And spent a merry evening

[Chorus 2]

Sweeter the side of a fence

Sweeter the side of a fence

Softer the side of a grove

Softer the side of a grove

[Outro]

With which she strikes the playful

Grabs the one who laughs

A widow has had her games

And spent a merry evening