[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 weds a widow
The grave one twice 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