Hi! I love NGDB! One of my favorites (and it is sooo hokey) is 'Dance Little Jean'.
I played a wedding for the money
And I wished I could have told the bride and groom,
Just what I think of marriage and
What's in store after their honeymoon.
And I was grumbling to the dancers
About 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 billowin'
Beneath the skirt of calico that she wore
And oh what a joy fell on the honored guests,
As each one of them was drawn into her dream
And they laughed and stamped and clapped their hands
And hollered at her, "dance little Jean"!
Dance little Jean,
This day is for you,
Two people you love
Stood up to say "I do."
Dance little Jean,
A 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 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.
I can't hear it (or even read the lyrics) without crying happy tears. Sappy, but I just love it.
Lisa
I played a wedding for the money
And I wished I could have told the bride and groom,
Just what I think of marriage and
What's in store after their honeymoon.
And I was grumbling to the dancers
About 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 billowin'
Beneath the skirt of calico that she wore
And oh what a joy fell on the honored guests,
As each one of them was drawn into her dream
And they laughed and stamped and clapped their hands
And hollered at her, "dance little Jean"!
Dance little Jean,
This day is for you,
Two people you love
Stood up to say "I do."
Dance little Jean,
A 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 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.
I can't hear it (or even read the lyrics) without crying happy tears. Sappy, but I just love it.
Lisa
