I JUST MET THE FELLOW WHO MARRIED THE GIRL THAT I WAS GOING TO GET!
(Lyrics: Al. McCarthy / Music: Joe McCarthy - 1911)





I'm as happy as I can be
I don't care what becomes of me
You'd appreciate liberty
If you were sentenced and then got free

The sentence I had was a suffragette
The day for our wedding I now forget
I couldn't get married 'cause I was in debt
Then some other fellow, he stole my pet

I just met the fellow that married the girl
That I was going to get
He looked at me indignantly
For he was the dummy that I was to be

I shook him by the hand
Said, "Welcome to our land"
The noble hero that married the girl
That I was going to get

Now they're married and years have past
He looks as though he was sinking fast
He must have gone through an awful blast
I don't know how long he'll last

He once was lively, but now he's calm
His wifey holds him in her palm
He looks as though he could do us harm
I said as I grabbed him by the arm
Throw out your chest
You fought for the cause you love best

I just met the fellow that married the girl
That I was going to get
He has six kids and maybe nine
Goodness gracious, they might have been mine

So let us give three cheers
For the noble volunteer
The noble hero that married the girl
That I was going to get



(Contributed by Mel Priddle - November 2018)