Dance Little Jean Lyrics

I played a wedding for the money And I wished that 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 your 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
And oh what a joy fell on the honored guests As each of them was drawn inside her dream And they laughed and stomped 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 and said 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 year of tears and sad confusion That the little girl had spent
And 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
And we played 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 It was answered today Your mama’s marrying your dad