One Mint Julep

One early mornin'as I was walkin'

I met a woman we started talkin'

I took her home to

get a few nips

But all I had was a mint julep

One mint julep was

the 'cause of it all

I don't remember

just how it started

I only know

is we should have parted

I stole a kiss and then another

I didn't mean

to take it further

One mint julep was

the 'cause of it all

The lights were burning low

there in the parlor

When through the kitchen door

up popped her father

He said I saw you

when you kissed my daughter

gotta wed her right now

or face a slaughter

I didn't know just what I was doin'

I had to marry or face ruin

A mint julep a mint julep

A mint julep a mint julep

One mint julep was

the 'cause of it all

Now I don't want to bore you

with my troubles

But from now on

I'll be thinkin'double

I'm through with flirtin'

and drinkin'whiskey

I got six extra children

from a gettin'frisky

A mint julep a mint julep

A mint julep a mint julep

One mint julep was

the 'cause of it all