I played a wedding for the money, and I wished that I could tell the bride and groom Just what I thought of marriage And what's in store after their honeymoon.
and I was grumblin' to the dancers 'bout how men and women ought to live apart And how a promise never made can not be broken And can never break your heart
When suddenly from out of nowhere, A little girl came dancing 'cross the floor, And all her crinolines were billowing Beneath the skirt of calico that she wore. Oh what a joy fell on the honored guests As each of them was drawn inside her dream, And they laughed and clapped and stomped their feet And hollered at her