When I was a young man
and never been kissed
I got her thinking, whoa,
what I hadn't missed
I got me a girl and I kissed her and then
Oh Lord, I kissed her again
Oh, kisses sweeter than wine
Oh, kisses sweeter than wine
I asked her to marry
and be my sweet wife
We would be so happy all of our life
I begged and I pleaded like
a natural man
And then, oh Lord,
well she gave me her hand
Oh, kisses sweeter than wine
Oh, kisses sweeter than wine
Work mighty hard, so did my wife
Workin' hand in hand to make a good life
With corn in the fields
and wheat in the bins
And then, oh Lord,
I was a father of twins
Oh, kisses sweeter than wine
Oh, kisses sweeter than wine
Our children numbered just about four
They all had sweethearts
knocking on the door
And then they all got married
and they didn't hesitate
I was the old lord,
the grandfather of eight
Oh, kisses sweeter than wine
Oh, kisses sweeter than wine
Now we're old and ready to go
We get to thinking what
happened a long time ago
We had a lot of kids
and trouble and pain
Oh Lord, will we do it again?
Oh Lord, kisses sweeter than wine
Oh Lord, sweeter than wine
Oh, Lord, kisses sweeter than wine