"But marrying up with any girl is just like going to prison."

Here's a nice teaching opp for you parents and grandparents. Tell your girls that any guy who talks like this is a poor prospect for a husband or lover. A guy who talks like this is deadbeat dad material.

This song has stayed in people's minds because of its jaunty tune and catchy rhymes, as I can testify myself. But when we learn all the words, it loses a lot of its charm.