Well, there's a boy down Shelby Gap

And I like sittin' on his lap

I'm his gal and he's my man

We been makin' weddin' plans



Brought him home to meet my ma

She raised Cain and dropped her jaw

"Girl, you're crazy as a bat, you ain't gonna marry that"



Looka here mama, looka here daddy

This is my true love, we're gonna get married

Ain't a gonna hem-haw, ain't a gonna tarry

This is my big chance, we're gonna get married



Oh, mama, daddy, can't you see

Holler's closin' in on me

Cousins pourin' down like rain

They're runnin' out of given names

It's so crowded I can't breathe

You need one less mouth to feed

Forty dozen here at home

You won't miss me when I'm gone



Looka here mama, looka here daddy

This is my true love, we're gonna get married

Ain't a gonna hem-haw, ain't a gonna tarry

This is my big chance, we're gonna get married



Oh, he's the prettiest in these hills

I don't hitch him, some gal will

You just messed up my big chance

For married bliss and true romance

Two things y'all don't realize

Shelby boys is mighty shy

And courtin' life is extra hard

If I can't keep 'em in the yard



Oh, another one gone