The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #9916 Message #3250096
Posted By: Joe Offer
04-Nov-11 - 03:31 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Marianne / Mary Ann (calypso)
Subject: ADD: Mary Ann (Belafonte)
Well, the requested song was "All Day All night Maryanne down by the seaside sifting sand," and somebody else said that was sung by Belafonte. I couldn't find a Belafonte recording of that song, but I did find a jazzy song called "Mary Ann" recorded by Belafonte that begin, "Well, hello Mary Ann, you know you sure look fine." I thought that was a Ricky Nelson song....
-Joe- MARY ANN (songwriter: ???)
Hello Mary Ann you know you sure look fine Hello Mary Ann you know you sure look fine Hello Marry Ann I could love you all the time Oh Mary Ann I say baby don't you know Oh Mary Ann well baby don't you know Don't you know, don't you know pretty baby That I love you so Ah Mary Ann can I take you home tonight Ooh Pretty baby can I take you home tonight Ooh if you let me pretty baby I make everything alright Well Mary Ann you know you sure look fine Ah well ah Mary Ann you know you sure look fine Oh Oh Mary Ann I could love you all the time MMmmmm Mary Ann, oh Mary Ann