The Wedding Lyrics - Waterboys

The father who sired her handed her over 

the crack-handed orchestra played 

The bride and the groom stood shoulder-to-shoulder 

as the ill-starred wedding was made 

She lifted her veil as the groom gently kissed her 

and all did appear to be well 

But the limousine driver heard every harsh whisper 

as they drove to the country hotel 

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In the Grand Hotel ballroom the guests were assembling 

the champagne like tapwater flowed 

The men wearing top hats, and fop coats and top coats 

the women in bustles and bows 

The bride抯 jealous sister sat alone in her place 

and sneered as the couple came in 

The maitre-de coughed and said 揚lease take your places, 

the Banquet is about to begin? 

The street doors burst open and an army of footman 

swept in bearing salvers and trays 

Fiddlers and clowns went from table to table 

amid black smoke and cigarette haze 

Noone saw the best man as he secretly winked 

at the bride抯 jealous sister it seemed 

And then cried out 揥aiter, Bring me more drink 

and more Marilyn Monroe ice-cream? 

When the wine had been poured and the tables were cleared 

the toasts and the speeches began 

The bride and groom cut the cake, everyone cheered! 

then all eyes fell on the best man. 

He climbed off his chair, and he licked his cracked lips 

and declared in a voice cold and dry 

揝he tricked and hijacked him, with guilt she trapped him 

this day is a sham and a lie? 

Her father leapt up with a curse and a roar 

and slew the best man in the head 

The groom cried 揃laggard!? and with a flash of his sword 

his father-in-law fell down dead 

The bride ran screaming in floods of bright tears 

and collapsed at the foot of the stairs 

Where her sister was waiting with scissors and shears 

and hacked off every inch of her hair. 

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Up on the roof sat seven fat crows, the moon rose low in the west. 

the groom was arrested still in his wedding clothes 

And hanged in his pants and his vest 

the bald-headed bride bought a ticket to Spain 

And eloped with a wig-makers son 

while her jealous mad sister, riven with shame 

Became a nun!