G
I played a wedding for the money,
                                             C
And I wished that I could tell the bride and groom
     D
Just what I think of marriage
    D7                                G
And what's in store after their honeymoon
G
And I was grumblin' to the dancers
                                       C
'Bout how men and women ought to live apart
          D                             D7
And how a promise never made can not be broken
                      G
And can never break a heart
G
Then suddenly from out of nowhere,
                                      C
A little girl came dancing 'cross the floor,
    D
And all her crinolines were billowing
  D7                                 G
Beneath the skirt of calico that she wore
G
Oh what a joy fell on the honored guests
                                   C
As each of them was drawn into her dream,
         D
And they laughed and clapped and stomped their feet
    D7                             G
And hollered at her, "dance little Jean"


[Chorus]
              C
And they said dance little Jean,
     D          G
This day is for you
G              Em
Two people you love

      A            D
Stood up to say "I do"
C
Dance little Jean
  D               G
A prayer that you had
    G          C
Was answered today
            D             G
Your mama's marryin' your dad


[Interlude]
D D D D G G G G


[Verse 2]
G
Well, my cynical heart just melted
                                        C
'Cause I figured what this get together meant
       D                            D7
How it ended years of tears and sad confusion
                         G
That the little girl had spent
G
Well they told the band to pack it up
                                  C
About the time the couple cut the cake,
       D
But we played as long as they stayed
    D7                                  G
For love and laughs and little Jeanie's sake


[Chorus]
              C
And we played dance little Jean,
     D          G
This day is for you
G              Em
Two people you love
      A            D
Stood up to say "I do"
C
Dance little Jean
  D               G
A prayer that you had
    G          C
Was answered today
            D             G
Your mama's marryin' your dad


[Outro]
       C
It was answered today
            D             G
Your mama's marryin' your dad