blossom dearie
the surrey with the fringe on top
Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry When I take you out in the surrey When I take you out in the surrey With the fringe on top  Watch that fringe and see how it flutters When I drive them high steppin' strutters Nosey pokes'll peek thru their shutters And their eyes will pop     The wheels are yellow, the upholstery's brown    The dashboard's genuine leather    With isinglass curtains y' can roll right down    In case there's a change in the weather  Two bright sidelights winkin' and blinkin' Ain't no finer rig I'm a thinkin' You can keep your rig if you're thinkin' 'At I'd care to swap For that shiny little surrey With the fringe on the top        Did you say the fringe was made of silk       Wouldn't have no other kind but silk       Has it really got a team of snow white horses       One's like snow, the other's more like milk       So y' c'n tell them apart  All the world 'll fly in a flurry When I take you out in the surrey When I take you out in the surrey With the fringe on top  When we hit that road hell for leather Cats and dogs 'll dance in the heather Birds and frogs 'll sing altogether And the toads 'll hop     The wind 'll whistle as we rattle along    The cow 'll moo in the clover    The river 'll ripple out a whispered song    And whisper it over and over  Don't you wisht it'd go on forever Don't you wisht it'd go on forever Don't you wisht it'd go on forever And it'd never stop In that shiny little surrey With the fringe on top  I can see the stars gettin' blurry As we ride back home in the surrey Riding slowly home in the surrey With the fringe on top  I can feel the day gettin' older Feel a sleepy head near my shoulder Noddin', droopin' close to my shoulder 'Til it falls ker-plop     The sun is swimmin' on the rim of a hill    The moon is takin' a header    And just as I'm thinkin' all the earth is still    A lark 'll wake up in the meader  Hush you bird my baby is sleepin' Maybe got a dream worth a keepin' Whoa you team, just keep a creepin' At a slow clip-clop Don't you hurry with the surrey With the fringe on the top