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Mari Mac
Great Big Sea
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(Whoo!)
What would you say if I said
Mari-Mac's mother was makin' Mari-Mac marry me?
How about if I said
Mari-Mac's mother's makin' Mari-Mac marry me?
I thought that's what you said
One, two, three, four
There's a neat little lass and her name is Mari-Mac
And make no mistake, she's the girl I'm gonna track
Lots of other fellas tryna get her on her back
But I'm thinkin' that they'll have to get up early
Mari-Mac's mother's makin' Mari-Mac marry me
My mother's makin' me marry Mari-Mac
Well, I'm gonna marry Mari for when Mari's takin' care of me
We'll all be feelin' merry when I marry Mari-Mac!
Hi diddly hi diddly hi diddle low
Now Mari and her mother are an awful lot together
In fact, I hardly see one without the other
And people often if it's Mari or her mother
Or both of them together, I'm courting
Mari-Mac's mother's makin' Mari-Mac marry me
My mother's makin' me marry Mari-Mac
Well, I'm gonna marry Mari for when Mari's takin' care of me
We'll all be feelin' merry when I marry Mari-Mac
Hi diddly hi diddly hi diddle low
Well, up among the heather in the hills of Ben Afie
Well, I had a bonnie lass sittin' on me knee
A bumblebee stung me right above me knee
Up among the heather in the hills of Ben Afie
Mari-Mac's mother's makin' Mari-Mac marry me
My mother's makin' me marry Mari-Mac
Well, I'm gonna marry Mari for when Mari's takin' care of me
We'll all be feelin' merry when I marry Mari-Mac
Hi diddly hi diddly hi diddle low
Well, I said, "me bonnie lass, where're y'gonna spend the day?"
She said, "Among the heather in the hills of Ben Afie"
Where all the boys and girls are makin' out so free
All among the heather in the hills of Ben Afie
Mari-Mac's mother's makin' Mari-Mac marry me
My mother's makin' me marry Mari-Mac
Well, I'm gonna marry Mari for when Mari's takin' care of me
We'll all be feelin' merry when I marry Mari-Mac
Hi diddly hi diddly hi diddle low
Our wedding's on a Wednesday and everything's arranged
Soon her name will be changed to mine unless her mind be changed
And making the arrangements, I'm feeling quite deranged
Marriage is an awful undertakin'!
Mari-Mac's mother's makin' Mari-Mac marry me
My mother's makin' me marry Mari-Mac
Well, I'm gonna marry Mari for when Mari's takin' care of me
We'll all be feelin' merry when I marry Mari-Mac!
Hi diddly hi diddly hi diddle low
Sure to be a grand affair, grander than a fair
Going to be a fork and plate for every man that's there
And I'll be a bugger if I don't get my share
If I don't, we'll be very much mistaken
Mari-Mac's mother's makin' Mari-Mac marry me
My mother's makin' me marry Mari-Mac
Well, I'm gonna marry Mari for when Mari's takin' care of me
We'll all be feelin' merry when I marry Mari-Mac!
Hi diddly hi diddly hi diddle low
There's a neat little lass and her name is Mari-Mac
And make no mistake, she's the girl I'm gonna track
Lots of other fellas tryin' to get up on her back
But I'm thinkin' that they'll have to get up early
Mari-Mac's mother's makin' Mari-Mac marry me
My mother's makin' me marry Mari-Mac
Well, I'm gonna marry Mari cause Mari's takin' care o' me
We'll all be feelin' marry when I marry Mari-Mac
Hi diddly hi diddly hi diddle low
Hi diddly hi diddly hi diddle low
Hi diddly hi diddly hi diddle low
(Ah!)
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