The Surrey With the Fringe on Top
Doris Day Lyrics

When I take you out, tonight, with me,
When I take you out tonight, we will have an amazing time

Honey, here's the way it's goin' to be:
This is how things are going to happen between us

You will set behind a team of snow white horses,
You will sit behind a team of horses that are white as snow

In the slickest gig you ever see!
In the most impressive horse-drawn carriage you have ever seen

Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry
The animals will move out of our way when we pass by

When I take you out in the surrey,
When I take you out in the horse-drawn carriage

When I take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top!
When I take you out in a particular type of carriage that has a fringe on top

Watch that fringe and see how it flutters
Observe the decorative fringe and how it moves

When I drive them high steppin' strutters.
When I make the horses strut with high steps

Nosey pokes'll peek thru' their shutters and their eyes will pop!
People will watch us with amazement when we pass by their homes

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

The dashboard's genuine leather,
The dashboard is made of real leather

With isinglass curtains y' can roll right down,
There are curtains made of a type of clear material that you can roll down

In case there's a change in the weather.
In case the weather changes, we can adjust the curtains

Two bright sidelight's winkin' and blinkin',
There are two lights on the sides that blink and wink

Ain't no finer rig I'm a-thinkin'
There is no better carriage than this, in my opinion

You c'n keep your rig if you're thinkin' 'at I'd keer to swap
You can keep your carriage if you think I would want to trade it for this one

Fer that shiny, little surrey with the fringe on the top!
For this beautifully designed carriage with the fringe on top

Did you say the fringe was made of silk
Is it true that the fringe is made of silk?

Wouldn't have no other kind but silk
I wouldn't want any other type of material for the fringe, except silk

Does it really have a team of snow white horses
Is it true that the carriage is pulled by a team of white horses?

One's like snow, the other's more like milk
One of the horses is as white as snow, while the other is more creamy

All the world'll fly in a flurry
Everyone will be amazed when they see us

When I take you out in the surrey,
When I take you out in the horse-drawn carriage

When I take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top!
When I take you out in this particular type of carriage with the fringe on top

When we hit that road, hell fer leather,
When we start driving on the road, we will go as fast as we can

Cats and dogs'll dance in the heather,
Even the animals will be happy and dance when we go by

Birds and frogs'll sing all together and the toads will hop!
The birds and frogs will sing in harmony and the toads will jump

The wind'll whistle as we rattle along,
The wind will make a whistling sound as we drive

The cows'll moo in the clover,
The cows will make a mooing sound in the clover field

The river will ripple out a whispered song,
The river will make a gentle sound like a quiet song

And whisper it over and over:
And repeat it softly many times

Don't you wisht y'd go on forever?
Don't you wish the ride could go on forever?

Don't you wisht y'd go on forever?
Don't you wish the ride could go on forever?

Don't you wisht y'd go on forever and ud never stop
Don't you wish the ride would never end?

In that shiny, little surrey with the fringe on the top!
In that beautiful carriage with the fringe on top

I can see the stars gettin' blurry,
I can see the stars starting to blur as the night goes on

When we drive back home in the surrey,
When we drive back home in the horse-drawn carriage

Drivin' slowly home in the surrey with the fringe on top!
Driving slowly in the carriage with the fringe on top

I can feel the day gettin' older,
I can sense that the day is coming to an end

Feel a sleepy head on my shoulder,
Feeling someone's head getting sleepy and resting on my shoulder

Noddin', droopin' close to my shoulder, till it falls kerplop!
The head is nodding and drooping until it suddenly falls with a thud

The sun is swimmin' on the rim of a hill;
The sun is just setting over the horizon

The moon is takin' a header,
The moon is starting to rise in the sky

And jist as I'm thinkin' all the earth is still,
When I think everything is quiet and peaceful

A lark'll wake up in the medder.
Then a lark will start singing in the meadow

Hush, you bird, my baby's a-sleepin'!
Quiet down, bird, my baby is sleeping

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

Whoa! you team, and jist keep a-creepin' at a slow clip clop.
Slow down, horses, and keep moving at a steady pace

Don't you hurry with the surrey with the fringe on the top!
Don't rush with this beautiful carriage with the fringe on top