A Courting Song

[00:05.11] Write a loving letter, boy,
[00:07.46] That swoops and sweeps and curls
[00:09.15] The calligrapher is just the thing
[00:10.56] To help you win your girl
[00:12.02] Then you'll need to dress up smart
[00:13.75] The tailor's here by chance
[00:15.23] He'll stitch your trousers, hole your belt
[00:16.82] In the fine couture of France
[00:18.35] Your shoes, my goodness, how they're worn
[00:20.00] But you're too young to know
[00:21.60] Nothing courts a woman's scorn
[00:23.41] More than scuffs on the toe
[00:24.92] The cobbler can attend to that
[00:26.33] Meanwhile you must have cake
[00:27.99] The baker and the patissier
[00:29.68] Need work, for goodness sake
[00:31.17] Hi-dee-diddly-dum-ti-dum-ti-day
[00:33.75] What a merry time we'll have
[00:35.30] Upon your wedding day!
[00:36.33] Hi-dee-diddly-dum-ti-dum-ti-day
[00:38.44] There's work for all when little boys get married
[00:41.66] That pointy cone upon your head
[00:44.79] You can't be wearing that
[00:45.98] The milliner, he'll fix you up
[00:47.60] With a proper high silk hat
[00:49.29] The bride, of course, she'll need a dress
[00:50.96] On that we must agree
[00:52.24] The seamstress, my young lover
[00:53.89] Oh, how grateful she will be!
[00:55.39] The rings! By gum, did I forget?
[00:57.03] Well, that's my favorite part
[00:58.50] The vows, the whole romantic mess
[01:00.06] Now that's the jeweler's art!
[01:01.69] And so, you see, our handiwork
[01:03.07] Is yours if you're inclined
[01:04.79] But our livelihood's at stake
[01:06.14] So don't you go and change your mind
[01:07.50] Hi-dee-diddly-dum-ti-dum-ti-day
[01:10.21] What a merry time we'll have
[01:11.69] Upon your wedding day!
[01:12.81] Hi-dee-diddly-dum-ti-dum-ti-day
[01:14.83] There's work for all! The little boy's gettin' married
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