That Hessian Tak' A Wyfe Agin

from Newstalgic American Folk Songbook Vol. 1 by Sanctuary of Sound

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Here's another family story... a Hessian lives in an 18th century American town and scandalizes all of these suspicious and gossipy folk by remarrying once,twice,a score! who knows?! they believe the worst.
A nod to an auctioneer song in here as well but I was feeling a little lazy.

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Well na' ye' her'd tha' Hessian gon' an' tak' a wyfe agin?
haw many wommen can-a' one man spend?
tha' ol' Hessian gon' an' got another woman!
haw many wyfe can'a' one man git?

an I her'd he ha' 'nother wyfe, 'nother wyfe
he ha' 'nother wyfe a-fore!
I tell ye na' he ha' 'nother woman ar two
a-fore tha' Hessian tak' a wyfe agin!

Hey tha' John Cross gon' an' dun ga' married
t' some poore gentle lil' lass!
well he ha' pas' sixty an he ha' plenty women
an' nae mar naughty coul' he bae!

an' I her'd he ha' two 'nother wyfe two wyfe
he ha' a-two wyfe a-fore!
I tell ye na' tha' man ha' tw'other women ar three
afore tha' Hessian tak' a wyfe agin!

I know men whae marry a time ar two
an' men wh'av a woman har' or thar'
bu' nae sae much as tha' ol' Hessian ha'
nex' he gon' trye an' marry me!

An'I her'd he ha' three other wyfe three wyfe
he ha' three other wyfe a-fore!
an' t' tha' he ha' a-three mor' women ar' foure
a-fore tha' Hessian tak' a wyfe agin!

Now Hesse I har's a land far aw'y
whar I surmise na' the wommen bae strange!
an' he mak' these odd customs in tha' far off lan'
but na' he brung 'em on t' this place

An' I say I her'd he ha' a foure 'nother wyfe foure wyfe
he ha' a-foure wyfe a-fore!!
I her'd tha' Hessian ha' 'nother woman ar foure
a-fore tha' Hessian ha' a wyfe a-fore!

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from Newstalgic American Folk Songbook Vol. 1, released July 29, 2017

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