Lyrics

SHOTGUN WEDDING

Roxy loved Sam though she knew he was no Prince Charming
But his shoulders were broad and his smile so disarming
Papa said Roxy, the boy just ain?t no good
He?ll never treat my baby girl the way I think he should
But that girl was so headstrong- she said
Papa you just gotta be wrong.

Papa said
No daughter of mine is gonna be in a shotgun wedding
And that?s just exactly where I see this damned thing heading
This is the moment every father has been dreading
To give his little girl away at a shotgun wedding

Well, I was hangin? with the boys one fine August day
When word came down that Roxy was in the family way
Well, I'm not the kind to stand in the way of tradition
But I told the boys it was time for a rescue mission
I knew things would go from bad to worst
If?n Papa found Sammy first

I heard him say
No daughter of mine is gonna be in a shotgun wedding
And that?s just exactly where I see this damned thing heading
This is the moment every father has been dreading
To give his little girl away at a shotgun wedding

Well Papa trailed us to Jackson Park all loaded for bear
But he pulled up short when he saw the scene that was unfolding there
I swear I saw the old man wipe a tear from his eye
When Sammy said Roxy girl, I'll love you till the day I die

Sammy got a job at Horton's hardware store
While Roxy goes to night school 'cause she's the type that wants a little bit more
I'm not saying it's a thing we ought to be defending
But sometimes a bad start can wind up in a happy ending
When they take that baby girl out walking
Sometimes you can hear them talking

And Sammy says...
No daughter of mine's gonna be in a shotgun wedding
And this is a story I don't want anyone spreading
Every boy in town's gonna be on thin ice treading
If they think they'll get my baby girl in a shotgun wedding