Kiss The Bride – English Lyrics

• By: Elton John
• Album: Too Low For Zero

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

♪ Well, she looked a peach ♪

♪ In the dress she made ♪

♪ When she was still her ♪

♪ Mama's little girl ♪

♪ And when she walked down ♪

♪ The aisle everybody smiled ♪

♪ At her innocence and curls ♪

♪ And when the preacher said ♪

♪ Is there anyone here ♪

♪ Got a reason why they shouldn't wed ♪

♪ I should have stuck up my hand ♪

♪ I should have got up to stand ♪

♪ And this is what I should have said ♪

♪ I wanna kiss the bride, yeah ♪

♪ I wanna kiss the bride, yeah ♪

♪ Long before she met him ♪

♪ She was mine, mine, mine ♪

♪ Don't say I do ♪

♪ Say bye, bye, bye ♪

♪ And let me kiss the bride, yeah ♪

♪ I wanna kiss the bride, yeah ♪

♪ Underneath her veil ♪

♪ I could see a tear ♪

♪ Trickling down her pretty face ♪

♪ And when she slipped on the ring ♪

♪ I knew everything ♪

♪ Would never be the same again ♪

♪ But if the groom would have known ♪

♪ He'd have had a fit ♪

♪ About his wife and the things we did ♪

♪ And what I planned to say ♪

♪ Yeah, on her wedding day ♪

♪ Well, I thought it ♪

♪ But I kept it hid ♪

♪ I wanna kiss the bride, yeah ♪

♪ I wanna kiss the bride, yeah ♪

♪ I wanna kiss the bride, yeah ♪

♪ I wanna kiss the bride, yeah ♪

♪ Long before she met him ♪

♪ She was mine, mine, mine ♪

♪ Don't say I do ♪

♪ Say bye, bye, bye ♪

♪ And let me kiss the bride, yeah ♪

♪ I wanna kiss the bride, yeah ♪

♪ I wanna kiss the bride, yeah ♪

♪ I wanna kiss the bride, yeah ♪

♪ I wanna kiss the bride, yeah ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love or greeting noun - an act of touching with the lips
bride /braɪd/ A1	noun - a woman on her wedding day
dress /dres/ A1	noun - a one-piece garment for a woman
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
aisle /aɪl/ B1	noun - a passage between rows of seats
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to have a pleased or amused expression noun - a pleased or amused expression
innocence /ˈɪnəsəns/ B2	noun - the state of not being guilty of a crime or offense
curls /kɜːrlz/ A2	noun - a strand of hair that is curved
preacher /ˈpriːtʃər/ B1	noun - a person who preaches
reason /ˈriːzn/ A2	noun - a cause, explanation, or justification
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of a person's arm
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to utter words
met /met/ A1	verb - past tense of meet
mine /maɪn/ A1	pronoun - belonging to me
tear /tɪər/ A2	noun - a drop of clear salty liquid secreted by the eyes
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of the head
ring /rɪŋ/ A2	noun - a circular band, typically of metal, worn on the finger
groom /ɡruːm/ A2	noun - a man on his wedding day
wife /waɪf/ A1	noun - a married woman
hid /hɪd/ B1	verb - past tense of hide

Key Grammar Structures

• Well, she looked a peach

  ➔ Past simple of the verb "to look", Adjective "a peach"

  ➔ The sentence uses the simple past tense of the verb "to look" to describe a past state. "Peach" is used metaphorically as an adjective to describe a person.

• In the dress she made

  ➔ Past participle clause used as an adjective

  ➔ The phrase "she made" acts as an adjective modifying "dress", telling us *which* dress.

• And when she walked down

  ➔ Past simple of "walk" with adverbial phrase "down"

  ➔ Using the past simple to narrate a past action, combined with the adverbial phrase "down", describing *how* she walked.

• I should have stuck up my hand

  ➔ Past modal of "should" + perfect infinitive "have stuck" - expressing regret about a missed action.

  ➔ This construction conveys a sense of regret. The speaker wishes they had performed the action.

• I should have got up to stand

  ➔ Past modal of "should" + perfect infinitive "have got" - expressing regret, infinitive of purpose "to stand"

  ➔ Similar to the previous line, expresses regret. The "to stand" here describes the *purpose* of getting up.

• She was mine, mine, mine

  ➔ Possessive pronoun in emphatic repetition.

  ➔ The repetition of "mine" emphasizes the speaker's possessiveness.

• Don't say I do

  ➔ Imperative sentence, negative form.

  ➔ A direct command using the negative form "Don't".

• And let me kiss the bride

  ➔ Imperative sentence with "let" + base form of the verb.

  ➔ Using "let" to give a permission/request.

• I could see a tear

  ➔ Modal verb "could" + base form of verb "see"

  ➔ Using the modal verb "could" to express ability in the past.