Dance Little Jean
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Dance Little Jean
I Played a wedding for the money
And I wish 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 grumblin' 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 billowing
Beneath the skirt of calico 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"
And they said dance little Jean this day is for you
Two people you love stood up to say I do
Dance little Jean that prayer that you had was answered today
Your Mamma's marryin' your dad
Well my cynical heart just melted
'Cause I figured what this get together meant
And how it ended years of tears
And sad confusion that the 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
And we played dance little Jean this day is for you
Two people that you love stood up to say I do
Dance little Jean the prayer that you had was answered today
Your mamma's marrying your dad
We sang dance little Jean this day is for you
Two people that you love stood up to say I do
Dance little Jean the prayer that you had was answered today
Your mamma's marrying your dad