Guest, ursa, was close, but the official words are: There's a neat little lass and her name in Mari-Mac Make no mistake she's the girl I'm gonna track Lots of other fella's try to get her on her back But I'm thinking that they'll have to get up early Mary-Mac's mother's making Mari-Mac marry me My mother's making me marry Mari-Mac Well I'm gonna marry Mary for when Mary's taking care of me Well I'll be feeling merry when I marry Mari-Mac Now Mary and her mother are an aweful lot together In fact you hardly see the one without the other People often wonder if it's Mary or her mother Or both of them together I'm courting Well up among the heather in the hills of Benafee Will I had a bonny lass sitting on my knee A bumble bee stung me right above me knee Up among the heather in the hills of Benafee Well I said - wee bonny lassie where you gonna spend the day? She said among the heather in the hills of Benafee Where all the boys and girls are making out so free Up among the heather in the hills of Benafee Wedding's on a wednesday, everything's arranged Soon her name will change to mind unless her mind has changed With making the arrangements I'm feeling much deranged Marriage is an aweful undertaking Sure to be a grand affair, grander then a fair Gonna be a fork and plate for everyone whose there And I'll be a bugger if I don't gat my share If I don't I'll be very much mistaken Hope that helps, took me a long while to get my tongue around this song! (Unlike Clinton Hammond, GBS is my favorite band. I have it all :)
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