Waiting at the Church

Waiting at the Church - Julie Andrews

I'm in a nice bit of trouble I confess;

Somebody with me has had a game

I should by now be a proud and happy bride

But I've still got to keep my single name

I was proposed to by Obadiah Binks

In a very gentlemanly way;

I lent him all my money

So that he could buy a home

And punctually at twelve o'clock today

There was I

Waiting at the church

Waiting at the church

Waiting at the church;

When I found he'd left me in the lurch

Lord how it did upset me

All at once he sent me round a note

Here's the very note

And this is what he wrote

I can't get away to marry you today

My wife won't let me

Lord

What a fuss Obadiah made of me

When he used to take me in the park

You know

He used to squeeze me

Till I was black and blue

When he kissed me

He used to leave a mark

Each time he met me

He treated me to wine

He took me now

And then to see the play;

Understand me rightly

When I say he treated me

It wasn't him but me

That used to pay

There was I

Waiting at the church

Waiting at the church

Waiting at the church;

When I found he'd left me in the lurch

Lord how it did upset me

All at once he sent me round a note

Here's the very note

And this is what he wrote

I can't get away to marry you today

My wife won't let me