[Chorus:] Mary Mack's father's making Mary Mack marry me My father's making me marry Mary Mack I'm gonna marry Mary so my Mary will take care o' me We'll all be feeling merry when I marry Mary Mack
Well there's a little girl, and her name is Mary Mack Make no mistake, she's the girl I'm gonna tak' And a lot of other fella's, they would get upon her track but I'm thinkin' that they'll have to get up early
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Well this little lass, she has a lot of class Got a lot of brass, and her father thinks I'm gas And I'd be a silly ass for to let the matter pass Her father thinks she suits me very fairly
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Mary and her mother go an awful lot together In fact you hardly ever see the one without the other And the people always wonder, is it Mary or her mother Or the both of them together that I'm courtin'
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The wedding's on a Wednesday, and everything's arranged Soon her name will change to mine, unless her mind is changed And I'm making the arrangements, I'm just about deranged Marriage is an awful undertakin'
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Sure to be a grand affair, and grander than a fair There's going to be a coach and pair for every pair that's there We'll dine upon the finest fare, I'm sure to get my share If I won't, well I'll be very much mistaken