Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry
When I take you out in the surrey
When I take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top
Watch that fringe and see how it flutters
When I drive them high steppin' strutters
Nosey pokes'll peek through their shutters and their eyes will pop
The wheels are yellow, the upholstery's brown
The dashboard's genuine leather
With isingla** curtains you can roll right down
In case there's a change in the weather
Two bright sidelight's winkin' and blinkin'
Ain't no finer rig I'm a-thinkin'
You can keep your rig if you're thinkin' that I'd care to swap
For that shiny little surrey with the fringe on the top
I can see the stars gettin' blurry
When we ride back home in the surrey
Drivin' slowly home in the surrey with the fringe on top
I can feel the day gettin' older
Feel a sleepy head on my shoulder
Noddin', droopin' close to my shoulder 'til it falls kerplop
The sun is swimmin' on the rim of a hill
The moon is takin' a header
And just as I'm thinkin' all the earth is still
A lark'll wake up in the medder
Hush, you bird, my baby's a-sleepin'
Maybe got a dream worth a-keepin'
Whoa, you team, and just keep a-creepin' at a slow clip clop
Don't you hurry with the surrey with the fringe on the top