one early morning as i was walking
i met a woman we started talking
i took her home to get a few nips
but all i had was a mint julep
i don’t remember just how i started
i only know that we should have parted
i stole a kiss and then another
i didn’t mean to take it further
one mint julep was the cause of it all
the lights were burning low there in the parlor
when through the kitchen door up popped her father
he said i saw you when you kissed my daughter
better wed her right now or face a slaughter
i didn’t know just what i was doing i had to marry or face ruin
a mint julep a mint julep x
one mint julep was the cause of it all
now i don’t want to bore you with my troubles
but from now on i’ll be thinking double
i’m through with flirting and drinking whiskey
i got six extra children from agetting frisky
Artist: Ray Charles
Year: 1961
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 73