{t:Mary Mack (Mari-Mac)}
{st:traditional, Great Big Sea (1995)}
{c:verse 1}
There's a [Em]neat little lass and her name is Mary Mack
And [D]make no mistake she's the girl I'm gonna track
[Em]Lots of other fellas try to get her on the back.
But I'm [G]thinkin’ they’ll [A]have to get up [Em]early.
{soc}
[Em]Mary Mack's mother's makin' Mary Mack marry me
[D]My mother's makin' me marry Mary Mack
Well I'm [Em]gonna marry Mary for my Mary's takin' care o' me.
We'll [G]all be feelin' [A]merry when I [Em]marry Mary Mack.
{eoc}
{c:verse 2}
Now [Em]Mary and her mother are an awful lot together
In [D]fact you hardly see the one without the other
And [Em]people often wonder if it's Mary or her mother
Or [G]both of them to-[A]gether I am [Em]courting
{soc}
[Em]Mary Mack's mother's makin' Mary Mack marry me
[D]My mother's makin' me marry Mary Mack
Well I'm [Em]gonna marry Mary for my Mary's takin' care o' me.
We'll [G]all be feelin' [A]merry when I [Em]marry Mary Mack.
{eoc}
{c:verse 3}
Well [Em]up among the heather in the hills of Benafee
Well [D]I had a bonnie lass sittin' on my knee
A [Em]bumble bee stung me right above the knee
[G]Up among the [A]heather in the [Em]hills of Benafee
{soc}
[Em]Mary Mack's mother's makin' Mary Mack marry me
[D]My mother's makin' me marry Mary Mack
Well I'm [Em]gonna marry Mary for my Mary's takin' care o' me.
We'll [G]all be feelin' [A]merry when I [Em]marry Mary Mack.
{eoc}
{c:verse 4}
Well I [Em]said to bonnie lass how we gonna spend the day
She [D]said among the heather in the hills of Benafee
Where [Em]all the boys and girls are making up a fray
[G]Up among the [A]heather in the [Em]hills of Benafee
{soc}
[Em]Mary Mack's mother's makin' Mary Mack marry me
[D]My mother's makin' me marry Mary Mack
Well I'm [Em]gonna marry Mary for my Mary's takin' care o' me.
We'll [G]all be feelin' [A]merry when I [Em]marry Mary Mack.
{eoc}
{c:verse 5}
[Em]Wedding's on a Wednesday, everything's arranged
[D]Soon her name will chanhge to mine unless her mind is changed
We're [Em]making the arrangements and I'm just a bit deranged
[G]Marriage is an [A]awful under-[Em]taking
{soc}
[Em]Mary Mack's mother's makin' Mary Mack marry me
[D]My mother's makin' me marry Mary Mack
Well I'm [Em]gonna marry Mary for my Mary's takin' care o' me.
We'll [G]all be feelin' [A]merry when I [Em]marry Mary Mack.
{eoc}
{c:verse 6}
[Em]Sure to be a grand affair, grander than a fair
[D]Gonna be a fork and plate for every man thats there
And [Em]I'll be a bugger if I don't get my share
All [G]though I may be [A]very much mis-[Em]taken
{soc}
[Em]Mary Mack's mother's makin' Mary Mack marry me
[D]My mother's makin' me marry Mary Mack
Well I'm [Em]gonna marry Mary for my Mary's takin' care o' me.
We'll [G]all be feelin' [A]merry when I [Em]marry Mary Mack.
{eoc}
{c:verse 1}
[Em]There's a neat little lass and her name is Mary Mack
[D]Make no mistake, she's the girl I'm gonna track
[Em]Lot's of other fellas try to get her on her back
But I [G]think they're gonna [A]have to get up [Em]early
{soc}
[Em]Mary Mack's mother's makin' Mary Mack marry me
[D]My mother's makin' me marry Mary Mack
Well I'm [Em]gonna marry Mary for my Mary's takin' care o' me.
We'll [G]all be feelin' [A]merry when I [Em]marry Mary Mack.
{eoc}
