Here's an old, old story Bout a man and a woman Gone off to California Cause they just got married All their friends in Boston Are so very happy They're dancing in the doorways Cause their friends got married He gets a job Working in a car wash up in Santa Cruz She gets a job Teaching at a nursery school Oh, they're so nice What's gonna happen to 'em? Soon they have a little white-haired baby Looks just like his daddy And they're all real happy A couple of year go by She's going to see the doctor It's just a regular checkup (oh no) Plus she thinks she might be pregnant Anyway, she dies And he moves down to Los Angeles Meets a foolish girl with lots of money Now they're getting married