Lyrics:

I played the wedding for the money
and I wish I could of told the bride and groom
Just what I think of marriage
and what's in store after their honeymoon
and I was grumbling to the dancers
about how men and women oughta live apart
and how a promise never made could not be broken
and can never break a heart

Then suddenly from out of nowhere
a little girl came dancing cross the floor
and all her crinolins were billowing
beneath the skirt of calico that she wore
and Oh what a joy fell on the honored guests
as each one of them was drawn into her dream
and they laughed, stamped and clapped their hands
and hollered at her 'dance little Jean'

and they said dance little Jean
this day is for you
two people you love
stood up to say i do
Dance little Jean
a prayer that you had
was answered today,
your momma's marrying your dad

Well, my cynical heart just melted
cause i figured what this get together meant
how it ended years of tears and sad confusion
that little girl had spent
and they told the band to pack it up
about the time the couple cut the cake
but we played as long as they stayed
for love and laugh's and little Jeannie's sake

an we played dance little Jean
this day is for you
two people you love
stood up to say I do
Dance little Jean
a prayer that you had
was answered today
your momma's marrying your dad
It was answered today
Your momma's marrying your dad