SIX O'CLOCK TONIGHT
ICHABOD
AT SIX O'CLOCK TONIGHT, I WISH I MAY...
I MIGHT BE HOLDING LOVELINESS IN MY ARMS.
AT SIX O'CLOCK TONIGHT,
WILL I BE DEBONAIR OR TRITE?
WILL I BEWITCH HER WITH MY CHARMS?
AT SIX O'CLOCK TONIGHT,
WILL I BE BRAVE OR RUN IN FRIGHT?
SHE'S JUST A GIRL PURSUED BY EVERY OTHER MAN.
ALL I HAVE TO BE IS ME,
AND THAT'S ALL I NEED TO BE.
I'LL BE MYSELF, AT SIX O'CLOCK TONIGHT!
BUT A LITTLE PINCH OF SALT WOULDN'T HURT,
TO HELP KEEP ME ALIVE AND ALERT.
I HAVEN'T DONE THIS FOR SO LONG,
I'M SURE I'M DOING IT ALL WRONG!
I'LL KEEP ANOTHER PINCH OF SALT INSIDE MY SHIRT.
ALMOST THERE NOW, NO TURNING BACK,
I CAN SEE HER HOUSE FROM HERE.
I'M CALM! I'M FINE! THERE'S NOTHING THAT I LACK,
EXCEPT A LACK OF FEAR!
SHE'S A FAMOUS, WEALTHY DAUGHTER,
AND THERE'S NOTHING TO HAVE BOUGHT HER,
EXCEPT, PERHAPS A HORSESHOE OR A DRESS.
NO! YOU DON'T COURT A GIRL WITH CLOTHES,
UNLESS YOU WANT A BLOODY NOSE!
TONIGHT IS GOING TO BE AN AWFUL MESS!
AT SIX O'CLOCK TONIGHT,
I WISH I MAY, I MIGHT
BECOME THE HAPPIEST MAN ALIVE!
I HOPE THAT SHE WILL SEE THE SIMPLE, HUMBLE ME
WHO...,.OH MY GOD! IT'S ONLY FIVE!
I'M EARLY, WAY TOO EARLY,
AND I'M VERY NEARLY THERE.
MAYBE SHE WON'T NOTICE.
MAYBE SHE WON'T CARE.
NO! SHE'LL SEE ME AS A DESPERATE MAN
WITH NOTHING ELSE TO DO!
I SUPPOSE I HAVE THE TIME TO SIT
AND HUM A SONG OR TWO!
ALMOST THERE, IT'S NEARLY SIX,
AND I CAN BARELY FEEL MY TOES!
I'VE BEEN SITTING FOR TOO LONG,
HUMMING EVERY STUPID SONG
I'VE EVER HEARD
AND I DON'T EVEN HAVE A ROSE!
BY SIX O'CLOCK TONIGHT,
I NEED TO FIND A ROSE DESPITE
THE FACT THAT SIX O'CLOCK HAS ARRIVED!
THIS EVENING, WHEN I DRESSED,
DID I PLACE ONE IN MY VEST?
NO I DIDN'T, BUT I SHOULD'VE!
AND I HAD THE TIME, I COULD'VE!
BUT I PROBABLY NEVER WOULD'VE
BEEN SO BRIGHT...
HE arrives at the door and sees a large rose bush.
AS TO FIND A ROSE..., BY SIX O'CLOCK TONIGHT!