One Mint Julep - Original - The Clovers

One early mornin', as I was walkin'

I met a woman, we started talkin'

I took her home to get a few nips

But all I had was a mint julep

One mint julep was the cause of it all

I don’t remember just how it 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 doin'

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 thinkin' double

I’m through with flirtin' and drinkin' whiskey

I got six extra children from a-gettin' frisky

A mint julep, a mint julep

A mint julep, a mint julep

One mint julep was the cause of it all