Mama planned it all Said it's pretty in the fall And the flowers would be Roses and daisies And she prayed nobody saw The weight that I put on The bride shouldn't be Four months and three weeks Daddy's pride and joy Is marrying some boy And he looked afraid The preacher turned the page And I was wearing beige Nowhere Baptist church Wrinkles in his shirt No ones having a ball At the reception hall And we didn't take no honeymoon With what we've got ourselves into A quick I do Then back home again Daddy's pride and joy Is marrying some boy Now everyone in this place Knows I didn't wait 'Cause I was wearing beige I was wearing beige