Do you take this woman to be your dear wife Do you vow to love her the rest of your life And will you protect her and honor her name Oh don't cause her heartaches and don't bring her shame Share with her in poverty with her in wealth For richer for poorer through sickness and health All these things the Parson did ask me and then I whispered I do and I'd do it again Break (steel guitar / fiddle) For I really love her the one I call wife And I'll go on caring the rest of my life I'd die to protect her and she'd do the same I'd cut off my tongue before I'd bring her shame We may be in poverty may not have wealth But we stick together through sickness and health I'll always be thankful 'til my life is done That two little words made us both into one