Darling will you marry me?   Oh yes my love, I will      Been going with this girl for a year or two   Family they don't want me to   It's their family way   They think that I am lazy   And they tell her that she's crazy   Family way      They went to the judge to forbid us to get wed   And now on the whole, I'd say there's trouble ahead   She's in the family way      I know I love your daughter, sir   Don't you think the choice should be made by her?   Family way   They believe in long engagements   Time to make arrangements   Family way      All we want is a life of our own   But we'll never get it now, not the way she has grown   She's in the family way      Doctor, doctor, are you absolutely sure?   When you tell us there's under eight months more   Before the stork comes knocking at the door      Soon it's gonna be too late   They'll notice that she's put on weight   In the family way   Then they'll put her on a diet   When all she needs is peace and quiet   Family way      All we want is a life of our own   But we'll never get it now, not the way she has grown   She's in the family way      Sir, I think your daughter and I should be married   Soon, very, very soon!