8-Bar Intro
Verse 1
MAR-Y O' MINE, MAR-Y O' MINE,
GREW LIKE A ROSE IN A BOW-ER,
BLOOMED FOR A DAY, FAD-ED
A-WAY,
I LOST A BEAU-TI-FUL FLOW-ER;
SWEET-HEART AND FRIEND,
RIGHT TO THE END;
THAT'S WHY I MISS HER SO.
Verse 2
MAR-Y O' MINE, MAR-Y O' MINE,
MY LIT-TLE
PLAY-MATE OF CHILD-HOOD,
SYM-BOL OF LOVE, SENT FROM
A-BOVE,
STAUNCH AS AN OAK IN THE
WILD-WOOD;
MEM-'RIES OF OLD, PUR-ER
THAN GOLD;
FILL ME WITH LOVE SUB-LIME.
Chorus
OH! WHAT A GAL WAS MAR-Y,
OH! WHAT A PAL WAS SHE,
AN AN-GEL WAS BORN ON EAST-ER
MORN,
AND GOD SENT HER DOWN TO
ME.
HEART OF MY HEART WAS MAR-Y,
SOUL OF MY SOUL DI-VINE,
THOUGH SHE IS GONE, LOVE
LING-ERS ON,
FOR MAR-Y OLD PAL OF MINE.