Mari-Mac

(Whoo!) What would you say if I said Mari-Mac's mother was makin' Mari-Mac marry me? How about if I said Mari-Mac's mother's makin' Mari-Mac marry me? I thought that's what you said One, two, three, four There's a neat little lass and her name is Mari-Mac And make no mistake, she's the girl I'm gonna track Lots of other fellas tryna get her on her back But I'm thinkin' that they'll have to get up early Mari-Mac's mother's makin' Mari-Mac marry me My mother's makin' me marry Mari-Mac Well, I'm gonna marry Mari for when Mari's takin' care of me We'll all be feelin' merry when I marry Mari-Mac! Hi diddly hi diddly hi diddle low Now Mari and her mother are an awful lot together In fact, I hardly see one without the other And people often if it's Mari or her mother Or both of them together, I'm courting Mari-Mac's mother's makin' Mari-Mac marry me My mother's makin' me marry Mari-Mac Well, I'm gonna marry Mari for when Mari's takin' care of me We'll all be feelin' merry when I marry Mari-Mac Hi diddly hi diddly hi diddle low Well, up among the heather in the hills of Ben Afie Well, I had a bonnie lass sittin' on me knee A bumblebee stung me right above me knee Up among the heather in the hills of Ben Afie Mari-Mac's mother's makin' Mari-Mac marry me My mother's makin' me marry Mari-Mac Well, I'm gonna marry Mari for when Mari's takin' care of me We'll all be feelin' merry when I marry Mari-Mac Hi diddly hi diddly hi diddle low Well, I said, "me bonnie lass, where're y'gonna spend the day?" She said, "Among the heather in the hills of Ben Afie" Where all the boys and girls are makin' out so free All among the heather in the hills of Ben Afie Mari-Mac's mother's makin' Mari-Mac marry me My mother's makin' me marry Mari-Mac Well, I'm gonna marry Mari for when Mari's takin' care of me We'll all be feelin' merry when I marry Mari-Mac Hi diddly hi diddly hi diddle low Our wedding's on a Wednesday and everything's arranged Soon her name will be changed to mine unless her mind be changed And making the arrangements, I'm feeling quite deranged Marriage is an awful undertakin'! Mari-Mac's mother's makin' Mari-Mac marry me My mother's makin' me marry Mari-Mac Well, I'm gonna marry Mari for when Mari's takin' care of me We'll all be feelin' merry when I marry Mari-Mac! Hi diddly hi diddly hi diddle low Sure to be a grand affair, grander than a fair Going to be a fork and plate for every man that's there And I'll be a bugger if I don't get my share If I don't, we'll be very much mistaken Mari-Mac's mother's makin' Mari-Mac marry me My mother's makin' me marry Mari-Mac Well, I'm gonna marry Mari for when Mari's takin' care of me We'll all be feelin' merry when I marry Mari-Mac! Hi diddly hi diddly hi diddle low There's a neat little lass and her name is Mari-Mac And make no mistake, she's the girl I'm gonna track Lots of other fellas tryin' to get up on her back But I'm thinkin' that they'll have to get up early Mari-Mac's mother's makin' Mari-Mac marry me My mother's makin' me marry Mari-Mac Well, I'm gonna marry Mari cause Mari's takin' care o' me We'll all be feelin' marry when I marry Mari-Mac Hi diddly hi diddly hi diddle low Hi diddly hi diddly hi diddle low Hi diddly hi diddly hi diddle low (Ah!)