When I was just a little boy so high,  A pretty little girl came dancing by  She said hello to me  And smiled so tenderly  And asked me what's my name    CHORUS:  And she wore  Petticoat white and summer sky blue  The sweetest little thing I ever ever knew  Petticoat white and summer sky blue  The sweetest little thing I ever knew    I never will forget the early years  The way we shared the laughter and the tears  And our first precious kiss  Oh, how I'd come to this  When she moved away    CHORUS    Someday, I'll marry and I'll settle down  I'll see my girl there in her wedding gown  It will recall to me  Our childhood memory  As she walks down the aisle    'Cause she'll wear  Petticoat white and summer sky blue  The sweetest little thing I ever ever knew  Petticoat white and summer sky blue  The sweetest little thing I ever knew    'Cause she wore  Petticoat white and summer sky blue  The sweetest little thing I ever ever knew  (fade out)