marry me
I'll give you everything I have
You won't ever need to earn a penny
I will be your man
and the ring upon your hand
And we'll show the world
that you're my darling Annie.
Thank you love,
I'll be glad to add your wages onto mine.
I can work and keep myself so handy.
You can be my man
without a golden wedding band.
And I'll tell the world
that I'm your Annie.
For it's love, love will hold us,
love is everything.
Who could dream of anything
that's better?
Not the bow, not the string,
not the golden wedding ring
Just to love you and me together
If you'll marry me,
I will give to you my name
It will shield you from idle talk and envy
For when you play the game,
you're secure from any blame
Not a shame to be my darling Annie
Thank you love,
I'm grateful for the offer of your name
But my own will do as well as Annie
I don't like the game
and the rules wouldn't make me change
Not the same girl you married,
not your Annie
For it's love, love will hold us,
love is everything
Who could dream of anything
that's better?
Not the vow, not the spring,
not the golden wedding ring
Just you, of you and me together
If you'll marry me,
we'll get a house and settle down
A place to call our own
so neat and canny
With a family and a home,
love, you'll never feel alone
Left on the shelf a spinster
darling I need
Dearest love, we could surely
find a place to call our own
All we need is some influence and money
But I don't need a ring or
a house or anything
To become a mother or a granny
For it's love, love will hold us,
love is everything
Who could dream of
anything that's better?
Not the bow, not the string,
not the golden wedding ring
Just to love you and me together
If you'll marry me
I will be faithful unto death
You will have all my love
and my attention
We will care, we will share life
in sickness and in health
And when I die,
you can draw the widow's pension
I will live with you
and I'll be faithful unto death
We will share all the burdens
we must carry
We'll always be free,
me for you and you for me
But when we're old enough,
maybe we should marry
For it's love, love will hold us,
love is everything
Who could dream of
anything that's better?
Not the bow, not the string,
not the golden wedding ring
Just you, of you and me together you