Surrey With the Fringe on Top
Si Zentner His Trombone & Orchestra Lyrics

When I take you out tonight with me
When I bring you along with me on this particular evening

Honey, here's the way it's gonna be
My dear, let me explain how the evening will unfold

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

In the slickest gig you'll ever see
In the most impressive carriage you'll ever witness

Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry
The young birds and geese should move quickly

When I take you out in the surrey
When I bring you along in the surrey

When I take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top
When I bring you along in the surrey that has a decorative fringe on its roof

Watch that fringe an' see how it flutters
Observe how the fringe moves and flutters

When I drive them high-steppin' strutters
When I control the horses who take rhythmic and elegant steps

Nosy pokes'll peek through their shutters and their eyes will pop!
Curious individuals will secretly look through their windows and be surprised

The wheels are yellow, the upholstery's brown
The wheels are painted yellow, and the seats are covered in brown fabric

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

With isinglass curtains you can roll right down
There are transparent curtains made of isinglass that you can easily lower

In case there's a change in the weather
In case the weather conditions change

Two bright sidelights winkin' and blinkin'
There are two bright sidelights that flicker and blink

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

You can keep yer rig if yer thinkin' that I'd care to swap
You can keep your own carriage if you believe I would be interested in trading

Fer that shiny little surrey with the fringe on the top
For that beautiful and well-maintained surrey that has a decorative fringe on its roof

Would you say the fringe was made of silk?
Do you think the fringe is made of silk?

Wouldn't have no other kind but silk!
I wouldn't consider any other material except silk!

Has it really got a team of snow-white horses?
Does it truly have a group of horses that are as white as snow?

One's like snow, the other's more like milk
One horse looks like snow, while the other is closer in color to milk

All the world'll fly in a flurry
The entire world will be in a state of excitement

When I take you out in the surrey
When I bring you along in the surrey

When I take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top
When I bring you along in the surrey that has a decorative fringe on its roof

When we hit that road, hell-for-leather
When we travel on that road at a fast and lively pace

Cats and dogs will dance in the heather
Cats and dogs will play and move joyfully in the open field

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

The wind'll whistle as we rattle along
The wind will make a whistling sound as we move quickly

The cows'll moo in the clover
The cows will make their characteristic mooing sound amidst the clover

The river will ripple out a whispered song
The river will create rhythmic ripples, producing a quiet and soothing song

And whisper it over and over
And repeat that song continuously

Don't you wish you'd go on forever?
Don't you desire for this experience to continue indefinitely?

And you'd never stop?
And you would never want it to end?

In that shiny little surrey
Inside that polished and attractive surrey

With the fringe on the top
That has a decorative fringe on its roof

I can see the stars gittin' blurry
I can notice the stars becoming blurry

When we ride back home in the surrey
When we return home while riding in the surrey

Ridin' slowly home in the surrey with the fringe on top
Traveling at a leisurely pace in the surrey that has a decorative fringe on its roof

I can feel the day gettin' older
I can sense that the day is advancing

Feel a sleepy head near my shoulder
I feel a drowsy person resting their head on my shoulder

Noddin', droopin', close to my shoulder
Becoming drowsy, sagging, leaning towards my shoulder

'Til it fallskerplop
Until they suddenly fall asleep and their head drops

The sun is swimmin' on the rim of the hill
The sun is slowly descending beyond the horizon of the hill

The moon is takin' a header
The moon is descending rapidly

And jist as I'm thinkin' all the earth is still
And just as I start thinking that everything is quiet

A lark'll wake up in the meader
A lark, a type of bird, will suddenly awaken in the meadow

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

Maybe got a dream worth a keepin'
Perhaps my child is having a dream worth cherishing

Whoa, you team, an' jist keep a creepin'
Whoa, horses, just keep moving slowly

At a slow clip clop
At a leisurely pace with the sound of hooves hitting the ground

Don't you hurry little surrey
Don't you rush, little surrey

With the fringe on the top
That has a decorative fringe on its roof