Well, I'm savin' this dress for my wedding day   Momma wouldn't have it any other way   She says, when she married, her waist was twenty three   I guess, I'll never wear it anyway      I don't believe I care to marry   Though I cannot explain exactly why   It somehow seems to me, matrimony is misery   Simply a faster way to die      I'm savin' all my money for my wedding day   You know, my momma wouldn't have it any other way   She says, when she married, she didn't' have a dime   I guess, I'll spend that money some other way      Because I don't believe I care to marry   Although I cannot say exactly why   It somehow seems to me that matrimony is misery   Simply a faster way to die      Well, I'm savin' my best thing for my wedding day   Because my poppa wouldn't have it any other way   He says, if I lose it early, I'll have thrown my life away   But I swear, I'll use my cherry my own way      I don't believe I care to marry   Though I cannot explain exactly why   It somehow seems to me, matrimony is misery   Simply a faster way to die