one early mornin as i was walkin i met a man went in a tavern to get a few nips but all i had was one mint julep was the cause of it all i don t remember just how it started but all i know was we stole a kiss and then another i didn t mean to one mint julep was the cause of it all the lights were burning low there in the tavern when through the swingin door up jumped my father he said i saw you when you kissed my daughter i didn t know just what we were we up and married a mint julep a mint julep a mint julep a mint julep one mint julep was the cause of it all i don t want to bore you uh with all my troubles but uh from now on i ll be thinkin double maybe flirting and drinking whiskey i didn t know just what we were doin we up and married a mint julep a mint julep a mint julep a mint julep one mint julep was the cause of it all