Surrey With the Fringe on Top
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When I take you out, tonight, with me,
I have plans to take you out tonight, and I want you to join me.

Honey, here's the way it's goin' to be:
I have already made plans for us, and I would like you to follow my lead.

You will set behind a team of snow white horses,
We will ride in a vehicle that is drawn by two white horses.

In the slickest gig you ever see!
The vehicle we will be riding in is very fancy and impressive.

Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry
As we pass by, the birds on the road will hurry out of our way.

When I take you out in the surrey,
I will be taking you out in a specific type of carriage called a surrey.

When I take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top!
The surrey we will be riding in will also have a fringe along the top.

Watch that fringe and see how it flutters
The fringe on top of the surrey will move around and catch the wind as we ride.

When I drive them high steppin' strutters.
The horses that are pulling us will be walking with a high stepping gait.

Nosey pokes'll peek thru' their shutters and their eyes will pop!
People who live along the road we will be traveling will stop to look out their windows and be impressed by what they see.

The wheels are yeller, the upholstery's brown,
The surrey will be painted yellow, and the seats will be brown.

The dashboard's genuine leather,
The part of the carriage in front of our seats, which includes gauges and instruments, will be made of real leather.

With isinglass curtains y' can roll right down,
There will be curtains made of a transparent material that can be unrolled to provide better views of our surroundings.

In case there's a change in the weather.
These curtains can also protect us from rain or other bad weather.

Two bright sidelight's winkin' and blinkin',
The carriage will also have two bright lights on the side, which will flash on and off.

Ain't no finer rig I'm a-thinkin'
I believe there is no better carriage than this one for our ride tonight.

You c'n keep your rig if you're thinkin' 'at I'd keer to swap
I would not trade this carriage for any other, even if you offered me yours.

Fer that shiny, little surrey with the fringe on the top!
I am very proud and excited to be riding in this specific type of carriage tonight.

Did you say the fringe was made of silk
I want to confirm that the fringe on top of the surrey is made of silk material.

Wouldn't have no other kind but silk
I strongly prefer and insist that the fringe must be made of silk material.

Does it really have a team of snow white horses
I want to verify and confirm that the carriage will indeed be pulled by two white horses.

One's like snow, the other's more like milk
Although they are both white, one of the horses looks more like pure snow, and the other is slightly more off-white like milk.

All the world'll fly in a flurry
As we ride in the carriage, everyone and everything around us will seem to be in a state of excitement or commotion.

When I take you out in the surrey,
The type of carriage we will be riding in is called a surrey.

When I take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top!
The specific surrey we will be riding in will also have a decorative fringe along the top of it.

When we hit that road, hell fer leather,
When we start to ride on the road at a fast speed, the horse and the carriage will be moving very quickly.

Cats and dogs'll dance in the heather,
There will be an undeniable sense of excitement and movement in the area we will be riding through, even causing the animals to act differently.

Birds and frogs'll sing all together and the toads will hop!
The animals in the area will be so excited and thrilled that they will all be making noise and moving around more frequently.

The wind'll whistle as we rattle along,
As we move along, the breeze around us will make a soft whistle sound as it rushes past.

The cows'll moo in the clover,
There will be cows eating in the fields we will be passing, and they will make mooing noises as we move by.

The river will ripple out a whispered song,
The nearby river will be moving quickly and making rippling sounds, which will feel like it is singing or humming quietly to itself.

And whisper it over and over:
The river will continue to make these sounds repeatedly, in a soothing and repetitive manner.

Don't you wisht y'd go on forever?
At this moment in time, it feels like this experience could last forever, and I wonder if you feel the same way.

Don't you wisht y'd go on forever?
I repeat my question from the previous line, wondering if you, too, feel like this ride could last forever.

Don't you wisht y'd go on forever and ud never stop
I want to emphasize how much I am enjoying this ride and how I wish it could last forever, without ever having to stop or end.

In that shiny, little surrey with the fringe on the top!
The surrey we are riding in is small but shiny and impressive, with its decorative fringe along the top.

I can see the stars gettin' blurry,
As the night sky is getting darker around us, the stars are starting to become blurry and harder to see clearly.

When we drive back home in the surrey,
As we finish our ride and start to head back home, we will still be in the surrey carriage.

Drivin' slowly home in the surrey with the fringe on top!
On our way back home, we are taking our time and continuing to ride slowly in the same surrey carriage as before, with the decorative fringe on top.

I can feel the day gettin' older,
As we continue on our ride and start to head back home, I am reminded that the day is starting to come to a close.

Feel a sleepy head on my shoulder,
I can feel you leaning your head on my shoulder and starting to fall asleep during our ride back home.

Noddin', droopin' close to my shoulder, till it falls kerplop!
You are getting more and more tired and are starting to nod your head and droop closer to my shoulder, until you fall asleep completely with a soft thud.

The sun is swimmin' on the rim of a hill;
As the day is still coming to a close, the sun is setting and starting to dip below the hills in the distance.

The moon is takin' a header,
At the same time, the moon is starting to rise above us and become more visible in the sky.

And jist as I'm thinkin' all the earth is still,
As we continue our ride back home, everything around us seems to be calm and peaceful, as if the world is at a standstill moment.

A lark'll wake up in the medder.
Suddenly, a lark bird nearby wakes up and starts to sing its song, breaking the quiet moment we were in before.

Hush, you bird, my baby's a-sleepin'!
I shush the nearby bird so as to not wake you up from your peaceful sleep during our ride back home.

Maybe got a dream worth a-keepin'
As you sleep beside me, I wonder what kind of beautiful or happy dreams you might be having, worth keeping and remembering.

Whoa! You team, and jist keep a-creepin' at a slow clip clop.
As we approach our destination, I remind the horses pulling our carriage to slow down and continue a soft clip clop, so as to not wake you or disturb our peaceful moment.