The Girl That I Marry

The Girl That I Marry - billy eckstine

The girl that I marry will have to be

As soft and pink as a nursery

The girl I call my own

Will wear satin' and laces and smell of cologne

Her nails will be polished

And in her hair she'll wear a gardenia

And I'll be there

Instead of flittin'

I'll be sittin'

Next to her I'm cheerful like a kitten

A doll I can carry

The girl that I marry must be

Instead of flittin'

I'll be sittin'

Next to her I'm cheerful like a kitten

A doll I can carry

This girl that I marry will be