Read "ON THE WEDDING OF G. C. (June 2, 1886.)" by Eugene Field online for free on Textopian. Full text with search, annotations, highlights, and AI-powered reading aids.
Oh, hand me down my spike tail coat / And reef my waistband in, / And tie this necktie round my throat / And fix my bosom pin; / I feel so weak and flustered like, / I don't know what I say -- / For I am to be wedded to-day, Dan'l, / I'm to be wedded to-day!
Put double sentries at the doors / And pull the curtains down, / And tell the democratic bores / That I am out of town; / It's funny folks haint decency / Enough to stay away, / When I'm to be wedded to-day, Dan'l, / I'm to be wedded to-day!
The bride, you say, is calm and cool / In satin robes of white -- / Well, _I_ am stolid, as a rule, / But now I'm flustered quite; / Upon a surging sea of bliss / My soul is borne away, / For I'm to be wedded to-day, Dan'l, / I'm to be wedded to-day!