THAT NAGGIN' WIFE OF MINE
(Leodie Jackson)


Leodie Jackson & His Swingsters - 1946
Fairley Holden - 1949

Also recorded by: Brendan Croker; Red Murrell & His Ozark Playboys.




As recorded by LEODIE JACKSON:

Oh, that naggin' wife of mine
She nags at me all the time
When I come home from work
She calls me a dirty jerk
Oh, that naggin' wife of mine

Then I say, "Sweetheart, darlin'
I had to work overtime
The boss was short of men
So I had to lend a hand"
Oh, that naggin' wife of mine

(Instrumental Break)

Then she says, "I know you're lyin'
You've been out with a redhead or a blonde
And don't try to make me think
That you haven't had a drink"
Oh, that naggin' wife of mine

(Instrumental Break)

Oh, brother, woe is me
Gosh, how I get the third degree
She nags with all her might
>From mornin' until night
Oh, that naggin' wife of mine

(Instrumental Break)

She even haunts me in my sleep
I can't resist her, she's so sweet
Got a very strong back
But I'm weak in my mind
Oh, that naggin' wife of mine


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As recorded by FAIRLEY HOLDEN 
with songwriting credited to Fowler & Crowe:

Oh, that naggin' wife of mine
She nags at me all the time
When I come home at night
She's ready for a fight
Oh, that naggin' wife of mine

I says, "Darlin', can't you wait
It's not my fault that I am late
When overtime I have to work
Please don't call me a no-good jerk"
Oh, that naggin' wife of mine

(Instrumental Break)

Then she said, "You're late again"
She knew just where I had been
That I had taken out 
That rehead gadabout
Oh, that naggin' wife of mine

Then she said, "I ain't slept a wink
I know that you have had a drink
I smell it on your breath
I'm a-gonna beat you half to death"
Oh, that naggin' wife of mine

(Instrumental Break)

She can lay it on you bad
When I get home, she starts to fret
She nags with all her might
Then boo-hoo-hoos the night
Oh, that naggin' wife of mine

She is with me in my dreams
All I do is work, it seems
My back is strong and fine
But I'm losin' my mind
Oh, that naggin' wife of mine



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - March 2017)