I’m in a nice bit of trouble, I confess.

Somebody with me has had a game.

I should now be a proud and happy bride,

But I’ve still got to keep my single name.

I was proposed to by Obadiah Binks

In a very gentlemanly way,

Lent him some money

So that he could buy a home,

And punctually at twelve o’clock to-day -


There was I, waiting at the church,

Waiting at the church, waiting at the church,

When I found he’d left me in the lurch.

Lor, how it did upset me!

All at once, he sent me round a note.

Here’s the very note; this is what he wrote:

"Can’t get away to marry you today,

My wife won’t let me!"

incidentally, did y'all know that tie the knot comes from the grecian tradition of tying a girdle around the bride for the groom to undo after the wedding