The Holly Twig — The singer finds that his new wife is a scold and a nag. He recounts his misery… The House of the Rising Sun — The singer laments, "There is a house in New Orleans / They call the Rising Sun… The Husband Lamenting the Death of the Wife — "Come, my dear friends, and mourn with me In my afflicted state. I am bereaved,… The Husband's Departure — The husband prepares to go to war against the south. His wife tries to dissuade… Hush-oh-bye Baby — The singer meets a woman with her three children on a sleeting night. She say h… I Wish I Were Single Again (II - Female) — The wife complains of the troubles of matrimony. When first her husband courted… I Wish I Were a Single Girl Again — "When I was single, marriage I did crave. Now I am married, it's trouble to my … I'm Goin' Away to Texas — "I'm goin' away to Texas, Oh dear me...." "Just go on an' just keep a-goin'." "… I've Buried Three Husbands Already (Wherever There's a Goose There's a Gander) — "Oh I buried three husbands already ... And now I am mostly all ready For anoth… If You'll Only Let Liquor Alone — The singer reminds her husband that he promised when they married "that you wou…