Beyonce's hit song advises commitment-phobic men that if they like it they shoulda put a ring on it.
However, there's a much older song that advises women they shouldn't be so quick to accept that ring. Here, back from the early nineteenth century, are the God-infused lyrics to "Wish I was a single girl again."
When I was single, Lord I dressed so fine
Now that I'm married, Lord, I go ragged all the time
Lord, don't I wish I was a single girl again
Got the dishes to wash and the spring to do to
When you are married, Lord you've got it all to do
Lord, don't I wish I was a single girl again
I got three little babies lying in the bed
One of them's so weary Lord, he can't raise up his head
Lord, don't I wish I was a single girl again
Along comes that drunkard and he call them all a bunch of fools
So I wash their little feet and I send them off to school
Lord, don't I wish I was a single girl again
When I was single, I ate biscuits and pie
Now that I'm married, it's eat cornbread or die
Lord, don't I wish I was a single girl again
When I was single, marrying was all I craved
Now that I'm married, Lord, I'll go troubled to my grave
Lord, don't I wish I was a single girl again
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