Lyrics

[Verse 1] "Margarette came to me," was all he said Before she knew my name she was in my bed She was only sweet sixteen Twenty thousand days younger than me [Chorus] "Marry me," she said, I don't reply Daddy said, "You'd better, or you'll die" She wants a house and fifteen kids, I guess And I can't find a state we're legal in [Post-Chorus] Margarette Margarette Margarette Margarette [Verse 2] Margarette feels the world beneath her feet Shakin' like a leaf falls from the tree She don't care he's ten years older than me As long as they're together happily [Chorus] "Marry me," she said, I don't reply Daddy said, "You'd better, or you'll die" She wants a house and fifteen kids, I guess And I can't find a state we're legal in [Post-Chorus] Margarette Margarette Margarette Margarette [Verse 3] "Margarette came to me," was all he said Before she knew my name she was in my bed She was only sweet sixteen Twenty thousand days younger than me [Chorus] "Marry me," she said, I don't reply Daddy said, "You'd better, or you'll die" She wants a house and fifteen kids, I guess And I can't find a state we're legal in [Post-Chorus] Margarette Margarette Margarette Margarette [Outro] She was only sweet sixteen