[Verse 1]
Here's an old, old story
'Bout a man and a woman
Gone off to California
'Cause they just got married

[Verse 2]
All their friends in Boston
Are so very happy
They're dancing in the doorway
'Cause their friends got married

[Bridge]
He gets a job
Working in a car wash up in Santa Cruz
She gets a job
Teaching at a nursery school
Oh, she's so nice
What's gonna happen to her?

[Verse 3]
Soon
You have a little white-haired baby
Look just like his daddy
And they're all real happy
[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 4]
A couple of years go by
She's going to see the doctor
It's just a regular checkup (Oh no!)
Plus she thinks she might be pregnant

[Verse 5]
Anyway, she dies
And he moves down to Los Angeles
Meets a foolish young girl with lots of money
Now they're getting married