Well, I'm savin' this dress for my wedding day

Momma wouldn't have it any other way

She says, when she married, her waist was twenty three

I guess, I'll never wear it anyway

I don't believe I care to marry

Though I cannot explain exactly why

It somehow seems to me, matrimony is misery

Simply a faster way to die

I'm savin' all my money for my wedding day

You know, my momma wouldn't have it any other way

She says, when she married, she didn't' have a dime

I guess, I'll spend that money some other way

Because I don't believe I care to marry

Although I cannot say exactly why

It somehow seems to me that matrimony is misery

Simply a faster way to die

Well, I'm savin' my best thing for my wedding day

Because my poppa wouldn't have it any other way

He says, if I lose it early, I'll have thrown my life away

But I swear, I'll use my cherry my own way

I don't believe I care to marry

Though I cannot explain exactly why

It somehow seems to me, matrimony is misery

Simply a faster way to die