Ray Malloy needs help in the worst way.  His daughter has been allowed to basically run free and now Ray has a five-year-old varmint on his hands.  Ray loves his daughter Melody more than anything in this world and wants her to be taught how to be a proper lady so he decides to hire a governess from the east coast to teach Melody girly stuff.  Ray doesn't count on his attraction to the governess nor does he realize just how much she has to teach him as well.