Keeping him in suspense |
RED DRESS, TATTOO, TAXI Little girl, little girl, what does your TATTOO say? I cannot see it, you have it well hidden away. Little boy, little boy, it's under my RED DRESS I know what it says, but you can only guess! Little girl, little girl, stop playing this teasing game Do you have a tattoo of your loved one's fair name? Little boy, little boy, to you my tattoo is a mystery If you solve this riddle, you'll have won a great victory! Little girl, little girl, the suspense makes my head spin This game of yours is one that I must win! Little boy, little boy, you must take me home now Or you'll find there's a frown upon my father's brow. The teenagers took a TAXI to her front gate It wasn't midnight yet, so they were not late. Little girl, quick, don't let your Dad see this And he leaned across and gave her a light kiss. Little boy, we've had fun, but now I must go Come and pick me up at 6 PM tomorrow. The lad took the cab on to his house There, he crept in, quiet as a mouse. But his parents knew all about teenagers dating They were in the living room silently waiting. "Was it fun? Is she nice? What did you do?" "Well I just tried to solve the mystery of her tattoo." His mother blushed, his father said, "Well! "Listen, son, I have a secret to tell ... "Your Mom has a tattoo, which she didn't let me see Till I'd proposed and she'd said 'yes' to me." The boy's jaw dropped - Mom? Tattoo? What? He felt himself going red, his face getting hot. His mother said, "Yes, I refrained from revealing "Our wedding night was the tattoo's unveiling. "Look at how you blush, and you won't meet our eyes "Our son is going to be a bridegroom, oh, how time flies!" |