Mary's A Grand Old Name 1932 "45 Minutes From Broadway"

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 27 Sept 2007
2007

My mother's name was Mary,
she was so good and true,
because her name was Mary,
she called me Mary too.
She wasn't gay or airy,
but plain as she could be;
I hate to meet a fairy
who calls herself Marie:

For it is Mary, Mary,
plain as any name can be,
but with propriety,
society will say Marie.
But it was Mary, Mary,
long before the fashions came,
and there is something there
that sounds so square,
it's a grand old name!

For it is Mary, Mary,
plain as any name can be,
but with propriety,
society will say Marie.
But it was Mary, Mary,
long before the fashions came,
and there is something there
that sounds so square,
it's a grand old name!

Now, when her name is Mary,
there is no falseness there,
when to Marie she'll vary,
she'll surely bleach her hair,
though Mary's ordinary,
Marie is fair to see;
Don't ever fear sweet Mary
beware of sweet Marie:

For it is Mary, Mary,
plain as any name can be,
but with propriety,
society will say Marie.
But it was Mary, Mary,
long before the fashions came,
and there is something there
that sounds so square,
it's a grand old name!

For it is Mary, Mary,
plain as any name can be,
but with propriety,
society will say Marie.
But it was Mary, Mary,
long before the fashions came,
and there is something there
that sounds so square,
it's a grand old name!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Mary's A Grand Old Name 1932
Words & Music by George M.Cohan
© MCMXXXII by George M.Cohan
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originally from "45 Minutes from Broadway" 1904
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 27 September 2007 at 2.16pm
in association with Doug Grierson
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