one early mornin as i was walkin i met a woman and started talkin went in a tavern to get a few nips and all i had was a mint julep one mint julep was the cause of it all i don t remember just how it started but all i know is we should have parted i stole a kiss and then another i didn t mean to take it further one mint julep was the cause of it all oh he lights were burning low there in the tavern when through the swingin door up jumped her father he said i saw you when you kissed my daughter got to wed her right now or face a slaughter i didn t know just what i was doin i had to marry or face ruin a mint julep a mint julep a mint julep a mint julep one mint julep was the cause of it all now listen i don t want to bore you uh with all my troubles but uh from now on i ll be thinkin double and i ll buy her roses and maybe maybe tulips i ve got too much trouble from buying juleps i don t remember just how it started but all i know is we should have parted a mint julep a mint julep a mint julep a mint julep one mint julep yes one mint julep was the cause of it all 