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,