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