I played a wedding for the money   And I wished that I could've 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   ?Bout how men and women ought to live apart   And how a promise never made can not be broken   And can never break your 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 that she wore      And oh what a joy fell on the honored guests   As each of them was drawn inside her dream   And they laughed and stomped 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 and said I do   Dance little Jean, the prayer that you had   Was answered today your mama?s marrying your dad      Well, my cynical heart just melted   ?Cause I figured what this get together meant   How it ended year 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 you love, stood up and said I do   Dance little Jean, the prayer that you had was answered today   Your mama?s marrying your dad   It was answered today   Your mama?s marrying your dad