Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet
The Mills Brothers Lyrics


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Put on your old gray bonnet with the blue ribbons on it
And we'll hitch all dovin' to the shade
Through those fields of clover
We'll go down to Dover on our golden wedding day

Old gray bonnet, ribbons on it
All dovin', shade
Fields of clover, down the Dover
Golden wedding day

Put on your old gray bonnet with the blue ribbons on it
Hitch all dovin' to the shade
Through those fields of clover
We gonna go down to Dover on our golden wedding day

Grey bonnet, ribbons on it
All dovin', shade
Fields of clover, down the Dover
Golden wedding day

Golden wedding day




Golden wedding day
Gonna go down on our golden wedding day

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of The Mills Brothers's song "Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet" describe a couple on the day of their golden wedding anniversary, walking together through fields of clover to Dover. The old gray bonnet with blue ribbons that the woman is wearing is likely her wedding bonnet from decades ago, and the image of the couple walking hand in hand through the fields implies that their love has persevered through the years. This song celebrates the lasting power of love and the joy of long-lasting commitment.


Line by Line Meaning

Put on your old gray bonnet with the blue ribbons on it
Please wear your old gray bonnet with the blue ribbons on it.


And we'll hitch all dovin' to the shade
We'll find some shade and wait under it.


Through those fields of clover
We'll go through the fields of clover.


We'll go down to Dover on our golden wedding day
We'll be heading to Dover on our golden wedding day.


Golden wedding day
It's our special wedding day.


Gonna go down on our golden wedding day
We're going to travel to our destination on our wedding day.




Lyrics © Kanjian Music, BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MURPHY STANLEY, PERCY WENRICH, STANLEY MURPHY

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Comments from YouTube:

@Trombonology

I absolutely adore the bros' joyous take on this pastoral number -- an oldie even then, dating to 1909. Harry's improvisation and John Jr's bouncing bass voice and guitar really create a sense of motion!

@jjakiefte2165

A breath of fresh air compared to Lunceford's frenetic express train version!

@Theoppositesex

What is a "shay"?

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