One early morning as I was walking   I met a woman, we started talking   I took her home to get a few nips   But all I had was a mint julep      I don?t remember just how I started   I only know that we should have parted   I stole a kiss and then another   I didn?t mean to take it further   One mint julep was the cause of it all      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   Better wed her right now, or face a slaughter?   I didn?t know just what I was doing, I had to marry or face ruin      A mint julep, a mint julep   A mint julep, a mint julep   One mint julep was the cause of it all      Now, I don?t want to bore you with my troubles   But from now on I?ll be thinking double   I?m through with flirting and drinking whiskey   I got six extra children from a-getting frisky      A mint julep, a mint julep   A mint julep, a mint julep   One mint julep was the cause of it all