One Mint Julep

One early mornin'as I was walkin'
I met a woman we started talkin'
I took her home to
get a few nips
But all I had was a mint julep
One mint julep was
the 'cause of it all
I don't remember
just how it started
I only know
is we should have parted
I stole a kiss and then another
I didn't mean
to take it further
One mint julep was
the 'cause of it all
The lights were burning low
there in the parlor
When through the kitchen door
up popped her father
He said I saw you
when you kissed my daughter
gotta wed her right now
or face a slaughter
I didn't know just what I was doin'
I had to marry or face ruin
A mint julep a mint julep
A mint julep a mint julep
One mint julep was
the 'cause of it all
Now I don't want to bore you
with my troubles
But from now on
I'll be thinkin'double
I'm through with flirtin'
and drinkin'whiskey
I got six extra children
from a gettin'frisky
A mint julep a mint julep
A mint julep a mint julep
One mint julep was
the 'cause of it all