Mary Mack (Scottish folk song)
- Mary Mack (Scottish folk song)
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Mary Mack is a Scottish folk song, and is also a patter song, often sung not only with a rapid to very rapid tempo but increasing toward the end.
Lyrics
- There's a nice wee lass an her name is Mary Mack
- Mak nae mistake, she's the miss I'm gaun tae tak
- There's a lot o ither chaps wha would get up on her track
- But I'm thinkin they'll hae tae get up early.
- Chorus:
- Mary Mack's faither's makin Mary Mack mairy me
- My faither's makin me mairy Mary Mack
- An I'm gaun tae mairy Mary tae get mairrit an tak care o me
- We'll aw be makin merry when I mairy Mary Mack
- Chorus
- This wee lass she haes a lot of brass
- She haes a lot of gas, her faither thinks I'm class
- An I'd be a silly ass tae let the matter pass
- For her faither thinks she suits me fairly.
- Chorus
- Noo Mary an her mither gang an awful lot thegither
- In fact you niver see the wan, or the wan withoot the ither
- An the fellows often wonder if its Mary or her mither
- Or the baith o them thegether that I'm courtin.
- Chorus
- Noo the weddin day's on Wednesday an everythin's arranged
- Her name will soon be changed tae mine, unless her mind be changed
- An we're makin the arrangements, faith, I'm just aboot deranged
- For mairriage is an awfu undertakin.
- Chorus
- It's sure tae be a grand affair an grander than a fair
- A coach an pair for rich an poor an every pair that's there
- We'll dine upon the finest fare, I'm sure tae get ma share
- If I don't we'll aw be very much mistaken.
- Chorus
External links
Categories:
- Folk song stubs
- Scottish music
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