[1st verse:] "A fool there was," said Smith to Gray "And that same fool was me Not satisfied with bach'lor bliss I took a wife, you see" Said Gray to Smith, "You're crazy man Why married life is fine I have the dearest little wife And let me say for mine" [Refrain:] I'm a happy married man Yes I am, yes I am Married life was made for me I wouldn't choose another Betch yer life I love my wife Love my wife with all my life I'm a happy married man My wife lives with her mother [2nd verse:] I hate to hear the married men Complaining all the time One would imagine married life Was anything but fine They don't appreciate the wife Who helps to make life gay But far be it for me to frown I mean it when I say