The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Dance Little Jean Lyrics

I played a wedding for the money,
and I wished I could've told the bride and groom
Just what I think of marriage
And what's in store after their honeymoon

and I was grumblin' to the dancers
'bout how men and women ought to live apart
And how a promise never made can not be broken
And can never break a heart

Then suddenly from out of nowhere
A little girl came dancing 'cross the floor
And all her crinolines were billowing
Beneath the skirt of calico that she wore
Oh what a joy fell on the honored guests
As each of them was drawn into her dream
And they laughed and stamped and clapped their hands
And hollered at her "Dance little Jean"

And they said Dance, little Jean, this day is for you,
Two people you love, stood up to say I do
Dance little Jean, the prayer that you had
Was answered today
Your mama's marrying your dad

Well, my cynical heart just melted
'Cause I figured what this get together meant
How it ended years of tears and sad confusion
That the little girl had spent
Well they told the band to pack it up
About the time the couple cut the cake,
But we played as long as they stayed
For love and laughs and little Jeanie's sake.

Dance, little Jean, this day is for you,
Two people you love, stood up and said "I do"
Dance little Jean, the prayer that you had
Was answered today
Your mama's marrying your dad

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