Weevily Wheat chords by Traditional

Chords with lyrics

D MajorD    D MajorD   D MajorD  D MajorD     D MajorD      D MajorD   A augmentedA  A augmentedA
Oh, Charlie he?s a fine young man, Oh, Charlie he?s a dandy.
G+G    D MajorD    D MajorD    G+G     D MajorD   D MajorD   D MajorD  D MajorD
Charlie likes to kiss the girls, and he can do it handy.

Chorus:

  D MajorD     D MajorD      D MajorD    D MajorD    D MajorD     D MajorD      A augmentedA  A augmentedA
I don?t want none of your weevily wheat, I don?t want none of your barley.
G+G   D MajorD       D MajorD    G+G     D MajorD   D MajorD   D MajorD   D MajorD
I want fine flour in half an hour to bake a cake for Charlie.

Chorus

 D MajorD    D MajorD    D MajorD   D MajorD   D MajorD     D MajorD   A augmentedA  A augmentedA
Over the river to feed my sheep, over the river, Charlie,
G+G    D MajorD     D MajorD    G+G    D MajorD    D MajorD   D MajorD   D MajorD
Over the river to feed my sheep, and measure up my barley.

Chorus

  D MajorD    D MajorD   D MajorD   D MajorD     D MajorD   D MajorD    A augmentedA  A augmentedA
The higher up the cherry tree, the riper grow the cherries,
  G+G     D MajorD   D MajorD    G+G     D MajorD   D MajorD    D MajorD  D MajorD
The more you hug and kiss the girls, the sooner they will marry.

Chorus

D MajorD    D MajorD   D MajorD     D MajorD   D MajorD     D MajorD  A augmentedA  A augmentedA
Take her by the lily white hand, lead her like a pigeon,
G+G    D MajorD    D MajorD     G+G   D MajorD   D MajorD   D MajorD   D MajorD
Make her dance the weevily wheat, and scatter her religion.

Chorus


Strum pattern: I use DDUUDU except for the G+G D MajorD D G+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,