Em
There's a cute little lass and her name is Mari-Mac
D
And make no mistake she's the girl I'm gonna track
Em
Lots of other fellas try to get her on her back
G A Em
But I'm thinkin' they'll have to get up early
[Chorus]
Em
Mari-Macs mother's makin' Mari-Mac marry me
D
My mother's makin' me marry Mari-Mac
Em
Well I'm gonna marry Mari cause Mari's takin' care o' me
G A Em
We'll all be feelin' marry when I marry Mari-Mac
[Verse 2]
Em
Now Mari and her mother are an awful lot together
D
In fact you hardly see the one without the other
Em
And people often wonder if it's Mari or her mother
G A Em
Or both of them together I'm courting
[Chorus]
Em
Mari-Macs mother's makin' Mari-Mac marry me
D
My mother's makin' me marry Mari-Mac
Em
Well I'm gonna marry Mari cause Mari's takin' care o' me
G A Em
We'll all be feelin' marry when I marry Mari-Mac
[Verse 3]
Em
Well up among the heather in the hills of Benafee
D
Well I had a Bonnie lass sittin' on my knee
Em
A bumble bee stung me right above the knee
G A Em
Up among the heather in the hills of Benafee
[Chorus]
Em
Mari-Macs mother's makin' Mari-Mac marry me
D
My mother's makin' me marry Mari-Mac
Em
Well I'm gonna marry Mari cause Mari's takin' care o' me
G A Em
We'll all be feelin' marry when I marry Mari-Mac
[Verse 4]
Em
Well I said to bonnie lass how we gonna pass the day
D
She said among the heather in the hills of Benafee
Em
Where all the boys and girls are making up a fray
G A Em
Up among the heather in the hills of Benafee
[Chorus]
Em
Mari-Macs mother's makin' Mari-Mac marry me
D
My mother's makin' me marry Mari-Mac
Em
Well I'm gonna marry Mari cause Mari's takin' care o' me
G A Em
We'll all be feelin' marry when I marry Mari-Mac
[Verse 5]
Em
Wedding's on a Wednesday, everything's arranged
D
Soon you'll never change your mind unless you minus change
Em
Of making the arrangements and feelings lots of rage
G A Em
Marriage is an awful undertaking
[Chorus]
Em
Mari-Macs mother's makin' Mari-Mac marry me
D
My mother's makin' me marry Mari-Mac
Em
Well I'm gonna marry Mari cause Mari's takin' care o' me
G A Em
We'll all be feelin' marry when I marry Mari-Mac
[Verse 6]
Em
Sure to be a grand for grand of that a fair
D
Gonna be a fork and plate for every man that's there
Em
And I'll be a bugger if I don't get my share
G A Em
All though I may be very much mistaken
[Chorus]
Em
Mari-Macs mother's makin' Mari-Mac marry me
D
My mother's makin' me marry Mari-Mac
Em
Well I'm gonna marry Mari cause Mari's takin' care o' me
G A Em
We'll all be feelin' marry when I marry Mari-Mac
[Verse 7]
Em
There's a cute little lass and her name is Mari-Mac
D
And make no mistake she's the girl I'm gonna track
Em
Lots of other fellas try to get her on her back
G A Em
But I'm thinkin' they'll have to get up early
[Chorus]
Em
Mari-Macs mother's makin' Mari-Mac marry me
D
My mother's makin' me marry Mari-Mac
Em
Well I'm gonna marry Mari cause Mari's takin' care o' me
G A Em
We'll all be feelin' marry when I marry Mari-Mac
