One Mint Julep

One early morning, as I was walkin'

I met a woman, we started talkin'

I took her home then, to get a few nips

But all I had was one mint julep

One mint julep was the start of it all

I don't remember just how it started

I only know that we should have parted

I stole a kiss then, and then another

I didn't mean to, to take it further

One mint julep was the cause of it all

It was the cause of it all

Well, 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

You better wed her right now or face manslaughter"

I didn't know just what I was doing

I had to marry her or face a-ruin

A mint julep, a mint julep

A mint julep, a mint julep

One mint julep was the cause of it all

Was the cause of it all

Yeah, it caused everything

Now I don't wanna bore you with all my trouble

But from now on, I'll be thinking double

I'm through with flirtin' and drinkin' whiskey

I got six extra children from gettin' frisky

A mint julep, hey, a mint julep

A mint julep, a mint julep

One mint julep was the cause of it all

Was the cause of it all

Was the cause of it all

Was the cause of it all