Mary Mack (folk song)

Lyrics

There's a nice wee lass an her name is Mary MackMak nae mistake, she's the miss I'm gaun tae takThere's a lot o ither chaps wha would get up on her trackBut I'm thinkin they'll hae tae get up early.Chorus:Mary Mack's faither's makin Mary Mack mairy meMy faither's makin me mairy Mary MackAn I'm gaun tae mairy Mary tae get mairrit an tak care o meWe'll aw be makin merry when I mairy Mary MackChorusThis wee lass she haes a lot of brassShe haes a lot of gas, her faither thinks I'm classAn I'd be a silly ass tae let the matter passFor her faither thinks she suits me fairly.ChorusNoo Mary an her mither gang an awful lot thegitherIn fact you niver see the wan, or the wan withoot the itherAn the fellows often wonder if its Mary or her mitherOr the baith o them thegether that I'm courtin.ChorusNoo the weddin day's on Wednesday an everythin's arrangedHer name will soon be changed tae mine, unless her mind be changedAn we're makin the arrangements, faith, I'm just aboot derangedFor mairriage is an awfu undertakin.ChorusIt's sure tae be a grand affair an grander than a fairA coach an pair for rich an poor an every pair that's thereWe'll dine upon the finest fare, I'm sure tae get ma shareIf I don't we'll aw be very much mistaken.Chorus

There are many renditions of this song: Here are the lyrics to another version, with mother instead of father in the chorus: Chorus:

Mary Mack's mother's making Mary Mack marry me,My mother's making me marry Mary Mack.I'm gonna marry Mary so my Mary will take care O' me,We'll all be feeling merry when I marry Mary Mack.Now there's a nice wee lass and her name is Mary Mack,Make no mistake she's the girl I gonna take,And a lot of other fella's would get upon her track,but I'm thinkin' they'll have to get up early.ChorusNow this wee lass she has a lot of cash,She has a lot of brass...her father thinks I'm gas,I'd be a silly ass to let the matter pass,Her father thinks she suits me very fairly.ChorusNow Mary and her mother gang an awful lot together,In fact you hardly ever she the one without the other,And all the fella's wonder is it Mary or her mother,Or both of them together that I'm courtin'.ChorusNow the weddin' day 's on Wednesday and everything's arranged,Her name will soon be changed to mine unless her mind be changed,I'm making the arrangements I'm just about derrangedFor marriage is an awful undertakingChorus