{title:Crooning Bachelor} {subtitle:} Theres a [E]gal thats close to me Shes as [A]sweet as she can be[E] [E]She never had a boy in all her life[B7] If [E]shell be good to me And as [A]sweet as she can [E]be [E]I might ask her to be [B7]my little [E]wife[E7] Chorus {soc} Oh [A]marrying in alright For [E]those who love to fight [E]But the single life is good enough for [B7]me If you [E]marry and settle down By the [A]law you are [E]bound [E]And youll give your right [B7]eye to be [E]free {eoc} I [E]think Ill settle down In some [A]little country [E]town [E]And live all alone all my [B7]life And [E]if I want to roam around [E]Then in some [A]other little [E]town [E]I wont have to [B7]take no little [E]wife Chorus {soc} Oh [A]marrying in alright For [E]those who love to fight [E]But the single life is good enough for [B7]me If you [E]marry and settle down By the [A]law you are [E]bound [E]And youll give your right [B7]eye to be [E]free {eoc}