Weevily Wheat chords

Oh, [D]Charlie [D]he’s [D]a fin[D]e young man[D] , Oh, Charli[D]e he’[A]s a [A]dandy.
[G]Charlie [D]likes to [D]kiss the [G]girls, and [D]he can[D] do it [D]hand[D]y.

[CHORUS]

I d[D]on’t wan[D]t none of you[D]r weevil[D]y wheat, [D]I don’t w[D]ant none of y[A]our b[A]arley.
[G]I want [D]fine flour in [D]half an [G]hour to ba[D]ke a ca[D]ke for [D]Charli[D]e.

[CHORUS]

Ov[D]er the ri[D]ver to fe[D]ed my s[D]heep, o[D]ver the ri[D]ver, C[A]harli[A]e,
[G]Over the[D] river to [D]feed my s[G]heep, and[D] measure[D] up my [D]barley[D] .

[CHORUS]

The [D]higher up[D] the c[D]herry [D]tree, the r[D]iper g[D]row the c[A]herri[A]es,
The [G]more you h[D]ug and [D]kiss the [G]girls, the [D]sooner [D]they will[D] marr[D]y.

[CHORUS]

[D]Take her [D]by the [D]lily white [D]hand, [D]lead her l[D]ike a[A] pige[A]on,
[G]Make her [D]dance th[D]e weevily w[G]heat, a[D]nd scat[D]ter her[D] relig[D]ion.

[CHORUS]

Strum pattern: I use DDUUDU except for the G D D G parts, where I use a rapid DDU for each chord.

As with many folk songs, there are many versions. I like this one because it is not only traditional,
but also has delightfully ambiguous lyrics.