Oh wake up, yeah wake up, little Mary Yes, there'll be a fine white cake, flowers for your hair You will see Aunt Julie Ann, no I won't be there Throw the rice, dance and sing, have a real good time If anybody asks, say I'm doing fine Wake up, oh wake up, little Mary There is no time to play 'Cause it's your mother's wedding day I will always be your father, no your name won't change And you will always have this room that will stay the same Pretty soon it will be Christmas, we can buy a tree And you can always call Tennessee Oh wake up, yeah wake up, my little Mary There is no time to play It's your mother's wedding day Your mother and me we were only twenty On that beautiful spring morn It was a fine day, a lovin' memory But nothing like the day that you were born Wake up, come on now wake up, my little Mary There is no time to play 'Cause it's your mother's wedding day It's your mother's wedding day It's your mother's wedding day