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;
Lent him all my money so that he could buy a home
And punctually at twelve o'clock to-day-

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
Lor, how it did upset me!
All at once, he sent me round a note
Here's the very note
This is what he wrote:
"Can't get away to marry you today
My wife, won't let me!"

Lor, what a fuss Obadiah made of me
When he used to take me in the park!
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 port
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
Lor, how it did upset me!
All at once, he sent me round a note
Here's the very note
This is what he wrote:
"Can't get away to marry you today
My wife, won't let me!"

Just think how disappointed I must feel
I'll be off me crumpet very soon
I've lost my husband, the one I never had!
And I dreamed so about the honeymoon
I'm looking out for another Obadiah
I've already bought the wedding ring
There's all my little fal-de-riddles packed up in my box
Yes, absolutely two of ev'rything

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
Lor, how it did upset me!
All at once, he sent me round a note
Here's the very note
This is what he wrote:
"Can't get away to marry you today
My wife, won't let me!"