Mum and Dad in the committee for the fixing of the date;
Then the buggies and the jinkers at the church upon the hill,
And the ribbons and the garlands, and the flounces and the “frill”;
There’s the breakfast down at Mother’s—oh, the planning o’er and o’er,
And the murder and the tearing that went on the day before!
Working double shifts and bustling—every female in demand—
Half the women of the parish round to lend a helping hand,
Offering loans to bridge the shortage of the cups and spoons, and then
Tying threads around the handles, so they’ll know their own again.
Racing in and out and fussing, so to strike the country dumb;