The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #9916   Message #3415345
Posted By: Stringsinger
06-Oct-12 - 08:55 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Marianne / Mary Ann (calypso)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Marianne / Mary Ann (calypso)
The fragment should read:

"All day, all night Miss Mary Ann
Down by the sea side and sifting sand.
All the little children join in the band.
All day, all night Miss Mary Ann."

The song is about a boat containing liquor that was run aground
and the people sifted sand to find the bottles.