Well, when I was a young man never been kissednI got to thinkin' it over how much I had missednSo I got me a girl and I kissed her and then, and thennOh, lordy, well I kissed 'er againnnCHORUSnBecause she had kisses sweeter than winenShe had, mmm, mmm, kisses sweeter than winen(Sweeter than wine)nnWell I asked her to marry and to be my sweet wifenI told her we'd be so happy for the rest of our lifenI begged and I pleaded like a natural mannAnd then, whoops oh lordy, well she gave me her handnnCHORUSnnWell we worked very hard both me and my wifenWorkin' hand-in-hand to have a good lifenWe had corn in the field and wheat in the binnAnd then, whoops oh lord, I was the father of twinsnnCHORUSnnWell our children they numbered just about fournAnd they all had a sweetheart a'knockin' on the doornThey all got married and they wouldn't hesitatenI was, whoops oh lord, the grandfather of eightnnCHORUSnnWell now that I'm old and I'm a'ready to gonI get to thinkin' what happened a long time agonHad a lot of kids, a lot of trouble and painnBut then, whoops oh lordy, well I'd do it all againnnBecause she had kisses sweeter than winenShe had, mmm…kisses…sweeter…than…wine