and the man keeps sayin’ do you take this woman
to be your awful wedded wife heh heh
and then i started thinkin’ about no more winkin’
at the pretty little gals aboppin’ by
no more dancin’ and new romancin’
lord it made me want to sit down and cry
aw no pool shootin’ and a rootin’ and atootin’
with the boys if i take you for my wife
i can’t go no place i gotta look at your face
for the rest of my doggone life
this is it
ah honey what am i doin’ here in the first place
you know i don’t go for this marriage bit
i was only kiddin’ hahahahahahaha
and there’s your daddy sittin’ over there with a shotgun
layin’ across his lap
and a big smile on his ugly face
and the man keeps sayin’ are you gonna take this woman or ain’t you
well then i started thinkin’ about no more winkin’
at the pretty little gals aboppin’ by
no more dancin’ and new romancin’
lord it made me want to sit down and cry
aw no pool shootin’ and a rootin’ and atootin’
with the boys if i take you for my wife
i can’t go no place i gotta look at your face
for the rest of my doggone life
this is it
honey what’s this jazz about love honor and obey
that cat’s talkin’ to me hehhehheh
and look at all these goodlookin’ bride maids standin’ around heh
hello baby
and the man in charge keeps sayin’ looky here
do you take this woman or don’t you
well then i started thinkin’ about no more winkin’
at the pretty little gals aboppin’ by
no more dancin’ and new romancin’
lord it made me want to sit down and cry
aw no pool shootin’ and a rootin’ and atootin’
with the boys if i take you for my wife
i can’t go no place i gotta look at your face
for the rest of my doggone life
this is it
and the man keeps sayin’ look here do you take this woman or don’t you
and i say partner i don’t believe i do
let me outta here
Artist: Big Bopper
Year: 1958
Decade: 50s
Language: en
Word Count: 173