One Mint Julep

D# G# D# A# D# G#7 One early mornin' as I was walkin', D# D# I met a woman, we started talkin', G#7 G#7 I took her home to get a few nips, D# D# but all I had was a mint julep. A# A# D# G# A# One mint julep was the cause of it all. D# G#7 I don't remember just how it started, D# D# I only know that we should have parted. G#7 G#7 I stole a kiss and then another. D# D# I didn't mean to take it further. A# A# D# D# One mint julep was the cause of it all. G7 The lights were burning low, there in the parlor, F#7 when through the kitchen door, up popped her father. F7 He said: 'I saw you when you kissed my daughter, A# better wed her right now or face a slaughter!' D# G#7 I didn't know just what I was doin', D# D# I had to marry or face ruin. G#7 G#7 A mint julep, a mint julep, D# D# a mint julep, a mint julep, A# A# D# D# One mint julep was the cause of it all. G7 I don't want to bore you with my troubles F#7 but from now on I'll be thinkin' double. F7 I'm through with flirtin' and drinkin' whiskey, A# I got six extra children from a-gettin' frisky. D# G#7 A mint julep, a mint julep, D# D# a mint julep, a mint julep, A# A# D# C# one mint julep was the cause of it all.