Tying the Knot in Vermont
Whipped cream song about a skim-milk marriage. I'm sure there's a cherry in there somewhere.
Check out the artist page.
Stream all 34 songs for free.
Story behind the song
Maurine and I became civil pelvic affiliates in Brattleboro, VT on September 6, 2000. A few years later, we played our wedding reception at a house concert in Pelham, MA. Maybe one day we'll tour the country collecting state recognized pelvic affiliation certificates.
Lyrics
Why do straight folks have such lavish weddings
When so many end up in divorce
Meanwhile we're excluded from such lavish settings
Except to decorate and do their hair of course
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue
We've got lots of love to flaunt, soon we'll be tying the knot in Vermont
Why do straight folks give impractical presents
They'll return them in a week or so
His and hers occurs with omnipresence
Meanwhile we shop L.L. Bean for our trousseau
Always a bridesmaid, finally a groom, 86 that scratchy bridal gown
We've made reservations for our honeymoon in Provincetown
My true love and I have been engaged for 30 years
If my mom came to our wedding at least I know there'd be tears
Why do straight folks get their parents blessing
All they did was grow up like their mom and dad
Meanwhile we get credit for our parents' stressing
And every cataclysm that the world has ever had
I just want someone to have and to hold entre nous
Someone who will say, “I do, too!”
What more could your average lesbian couple want
Than to be tying the knot a little tighter honey
just something we picked up in Girl Scouts
In Vermont
