From The Times Dispatch, June 7, 1914. By Lida Keck Wiggins.
The bride:
“I wonder if Tom’s mother will like me,
Or if she will poke fun at all I do;
I wonder if the nice things she will see
About me that her son professes to!
I wonder!”
The bride’s mother:
“I wonder if at home he’ll nightly stay,
And if he will continue to adore her;
I wonder if she’ll manage him the way
I have her dear old doting dad before her!
I wonder!”
The bridegroom:
“I wonder if Jeanne’s mother will turn out
To be a ma-in-law to conjure fear;
I wonder if she’ll often be about,
And if she’ll always be so sweet and dear!
I wonder!”
The bridegroom’s mother:
“I wonder if Tom’s wife knows how to cook,
And if she’ll think I’m very queer and prim;
I wonder how her house is going to look,
And if she’s really good enough for him!
I wonder!”
The fathers (in chorus):
“We wonder how much money it will take
To keep them going for a year or two;
We wonder if those kids will really make
A fortune, as they’re planning now to do!
We wonder!”