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All day, all night, Marianne
Down by the seaside sifting sand
Even little children love Marianne
Down by the seaside sifting sand
Marianne, oh, Marianne, oh won't you marry me?
And we can have a bamboo hut with brandy in the tea
Leave your fat old mama home, she never will say yes
If mama don't know now she can guess, my, my, yes
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Well, when she walks along the shore people pause to greet
While birds fly around her little fish come to her feet
In her heart is love, but I'm the only mortal man
who's allowed to kiss my Marianne -- don't rush me!
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Now when we marry, we will have a time you never saw
I will be so happy that I'll kiss me mother-in-law (hooey)
Children by the dozen in and out the bamboo hut
One for every palm tree and cok-y-nut -- hurry up now
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