Weevily Wheat chords by Traditional

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

Chorus:

   D         D            D       D        D          D            A    A
I don't want none of your weevily wheat, I don't want none of your barley.
G      D             D       G         D      D      D     D
I want fine flour in half an hour to bake a cake for Charlie.

Chorus

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

Chorus

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

Chorus

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

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,