Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Dance Little Jean lyrics

I played a wedding for the money,<br>And I wished that I could tell the bride and groom<br>Just what I thought of marriage<br>And what's in store after their honeymoon.<br><br>And I was grumblin' to the dancers<br>'bout how men and women ought to live apart<br>And how a promise never made can not be broken<br>And can never break your heart<br><br>When suddenly from out of nowhere,<br>A little girl came dancing 'cross the floor,<br>And all her crinolines were billowing<br>Beneath the skirt of calico that she wore.<br>Oh what a joy fell on the honored guests<br>As each of them was drawn inside her dream,<br>And they laughed and clapped and stomped their feet<br>And hollered at her dance little jean<br><br>Dance, little jean, this day is for you,<br>Two people you love, stood up and said I do<br>Dance little jean, the prayer that you had<br>Was answered today<br>Your mama's marrying your dad<br><br>Well, my cynical heart just melted<br>'cause I knew what this get together meant<br>How it ended year of tears and sad confusion<br>That the little girl had spent.<br>Well they told the band to pack it up<br>About the time the couple cut the cake,<br>But we played as long as they stayed<br>For love and laughs and little jeanie's sake.<br><br>Dance, little jean, this day is for you,<br>Two people you love, stood up and said I do<br>Dance little jean, the prayer that you had<br>Was answered today<br>Your mama's marrying your dad