Well, there's a boy down Shelby Gap
And I like sitting on his lap
I'm his gal and he's my man
We been making wedding plans
Brought him home to meet my ma
She raised Cain and dropped her jaw
"Girl, you're crazy as a bat
You ain't gonna marry that"
Look a-here mama, look a-here daddy
This is my true love, we're gonna get married
Ain't a-gonna hem-haw, ain't a-gonna tarry
This is my big chance, I'm gonna get married
Oh, mom and daddy, can't you see
Holler's closing in on me
Cousins pouring down like rain
They're running out of given names
It's so crowded I can't breath
You need one less mouth to feed
Forty dozen here at home
You won't miss me when I'm gone
Look a-here mama, look a-here daddy
This is my true love, we're gonna get married
Ain't a-gonna hem-haw, ain't a-gonna tarry
This is my big chance, I'm gonna get married
Oh, he's the prettiest in these hills
I don't hitch him, some gal will
You just messed up my big chance
For married bliss and true romance
Two things y'all don't realize
Shelby boys is mighty shy
And courting life is extra hard
If I can't keep 'em in the yard
N.C.