Sarah Brightman -- Lud's wedding
Lud: I love my wife and I love her more Than the way I used to love her before She became my wife, but today she is So don't call me early 'cause I'll be busy, Beside her waiting for her to wake And her eyes to open like dawn is breaking The whole world over for me today, 'Cause I can't believe that I heard her say She would honour, love and obey 'til death do us Pardon me if I catch my breath.
When I knew my wife was the wife for me We went out and sat by the willow tree, And I begged and pleaded, uh huh, Marry me, honey, and that is what she did.
Chorus: Begged and pleaded, uh huh Marry me, honey, And that is what she did.
Seena (=S.B.): Oh, how you pleaded If you thought you needed to You sure were wrong! You took too long. But I kept on praying One day I'd be saying I love my husband, I love him more Than the way I used to love him before He became my husband but now he is, So don't call me early 'cause I'll be busy Beside him waiting for him to wake And his loving arms to reach up and take me For one more trip to the Milky Way, Like he did before, when I heard him say He would honour, love and obey 'til death do us Pardon me if I catch my breath.
Oh, I never thought he'd propose to me 'Til he took me out by the willow tree, And he begged and pleaded, uh huh, Marry me, honey, and that is what he did.
Chorus: Begged and pleaded, uh huh Marry me, honey, And that is what she did.
Seena (=S.B.): I love my husband, I love him more Than the way I used to love him before He became my husband but now he is, So don't call me early 'cause I'll be busy Beside him waiting for him to wake And his loving arms to reach up and take me For one more trip to the Milky Way, Like he did before, when I heard him say He would honour, love and obey 'til death do us Pardon me if I catch my breath.
Oh, I never thought he'd propose to me 'Til he took me out by the willow tree, And he begged and pleaded, uh huh, Marry me, honey, and that is what we did.
Chorus: Begged and pleaded, uh huh Marry me, honey, And that is what we did.
Music: Leonard Bernstein Lyrics: Alan Jay Werner Show: "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" (1976)
From: The songs that got away (1989). Source of the lyrics: the CD-booklet.
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