Surrey With the Fringe On Top
Blossom Dearie Lyrics

Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry
Everyone will move out of our way when we ride in the fancy carriage

When I take you out in the surrey
When I take you out in the fancy carriage

When I take you out in the surrey
When I take you out in the fancy carriage

With the fringe on top
Which has decorative tassels

Watch that fringe and see how it flutters
Observe how the decorative tassels move in the wind

When I drive them high steppin' strutters
When I ride my horses who take big, fancy steps

Nosey pokes'll peek thru their shutters
People will be curious and peek through their windows to look at us

And their eyes will pop
Their eyes will widen in amazement

The wheels are yellow, the upholstery's brown
The carriage wheels are bright yellow and the seats are brown

The dashboard's genuine leather
The front of the carriage is made of real leather

With isinglass curtains y'can roll right down
The windows are made of a clear, flexible material and can be rolled down

In case there's a change in the weather
In case it starts to rain or get too hot

Two bright sidelight's winkin' and blinkin'
There are two shiny lights on the side that flicker on and off

Ain't no finer rig I'm a thinkin'
I don't think there is a nicer carriage

You can keep your rig if you're thinkin'
If you have your own carriage, you can keep it

'At I'd care to swap
I would not want to trade it for yours

For that shiny little surrey
For this small, shiny carriage

With the fringe on the top
With the decorative tassels

I can feel the night gettin' blurry
I am getting tired as it gets late

As we drive back home in the surrey
As we ride back home in the carriage

Driving slowly home in the surrey
Riding back home in the carriage, slowly

With the fringe on top
With the decorative tassels

I can feel the day gettin' older
The day is coming to an end

Feel a sleepy head on my shoulder
I feel someone is falling asleep on my shoulder

Noddin', droopin' close to my shoulder
Getting sleepy and moving closer to my shoulder

'Til it falls ker-plop
Until their head falls and hits my shoulder

The sun is swimmin' on the rim of a hill
The sun is setting behind a hill

The moon is takin' a header
The moon is rising quickly

And just as I'm thinkin' all the earth is still
As I'm thinking everything is calm and peaceful

A lark'll wake up in the meader
A bird will wake up and start singing in the meadow

Hush, you bird, my baby is sleepin'
Be quiet, bird, a baby is sleeping

Maybe got a dream worth a-keepin'
Maybe the baby is having a nice dream

Whoa, you team, just keep a-creepin'
Horses, slow down and don't make noise so the baby can keep sleeping

At a slow clip-clop
Making a slow, steady sound with their hooves

Don't you hurry with the surrey
Don't go too fast in the carriage

With the fringe on the top
With the decorative tassels

All those chicks, ducks and geese better scurry
The animals better move out of our way again

When I take you out in the surrey
When I ride with you in the fancy carriage

I'll take you out in the surrey
I will ride with you in the fancy carriage

With the fringe on top
With the decorative tassels

I'll take you out in the surrey
I will ride with you in the fancy carriage

With the fringe on top
With the decorative tassels