Mercenary Mary 1903

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 15 Nov 2011
2011

Mary Anne was a knowing little girl,
Her range of knowledge simply was immense;
Mary Anne was a kind of polished pear
and she was full of plain good common sense,
When first a lad ask'd her to wed,
Our Mary simply hung her head
and to the pretty boy she said:
"You know! I love you honey
but love will not support us two;
and though sweetheart, I love you true,
to be in debt would make me blue,
are you possessed of money?"

Mary Anne was mercenary,
Bus'ness like was Mary, very!
Was a judge of diamond rings,
for she knew the price of things
did Airy fairy Mary
Anne was mercenary,
to deny it
surely no one can,
for a pearl of price,
on a high class plan,
was mercenary Mary Anne.

Mary Anne thought
that she would join a show
and as she was determined
in her mind;
She took a train next morning
for Mary was not slow,
As one of eight
she knew a place she'd find;
So when a manager she met
and got a place in the octette,
Her mind on salary was set,
Not glory for a minute
before a contract I will sign,
I want to look at ev'ry line,
for though it's very nice to shine,
I'll see what there is in it.

Mary Anne was mercenary,
Bus'ness like was Mary, very!
Was a judge of diamond rings,
for she knew the price of things
did Airy fairy Mary
Anne was mercenary,
to deny it
surely no one can,
for a pearl of price,
on a high class plan,
was mercenary Mary Anne.

Soft karaoke
Words
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lyric
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Mercenary Mary 1903
Music by Paul Schindler & Ben M.Jerome
Lyrics by Allen Lowe
© MCMIII by Jos.W.Stern & Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 15 November 2011 at 17.13
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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