Dance Little Jean

Played a wedding for the money   And I wish I could have told the bride and groom Just what I think of marriage What’s in store after the honeymoon I was rumbling through the verses   About how men and women ought to live apart How a promise never made could not be broken   And would never break a heart Suddenly from out of nowhere This little girl came spinning across the floor Her crinolines were billowing Beneath the skirt of calico she wore As her joy fell on the honored guests Each one of them was drawn into her dream And they laughed and stamped and clapped their hands   And hollered at her dance little Jean They said dance little Jean this day is for you Two people that you love stood up to say I do Dance little Jean the prayer that you had was answered today Your Momma’s marrying your dad Well this cynic’s heart just melted As I figured what this get together meant And how it ended years of tears   And sad confusions that the little girl had spent They told the band to pack it up About the time the couple cut the cake But we stayed and we played all night long   For love and laughs and little Jeanie’s sake We played dance little Jean this day is for you Two people that you love stood up to say I do Dance little Jean the prayer that you had was answered today Your Momma’s marrying your dad We sang dance little Jean this day is for you Two people that you love stood up to say I do Dance little Jean the prayer that you had was answered today Your momma’s marrying your dad