Burl Ives - Mary Ann Regrets lyrics

I saved up my money to
Buy my sweetheart some flowers
For Saturday's date and I
Restlessly counted the hours
Then today in the mail I
Received this short little note
And I broke down inside at the
Message that her mother wrote

Mary Ann regrets she's unable
To see you again
We're leaving for Europe next week
She'll be busy till then
They know that she loves me
But poor boys don't fit in their plan
Good-bye true love
Good-bye my sweet Mary Ann

The weeks have gone by not a
Word have I heard since then
In the papers I read of the
Far away places she's been i can't eat
I can't sleep for over and over again
My mind reads that letter and I
Cry for my Mary Ann

Mary Ann regrets she's unable
To see you again
We're leaving for Europe next week
She'll be busy till then
They know that she loves me but poor
Boys don't fit in their plan
Good-bye true love
Good-bye my sweet Mary Ann

My Mary Ann died
They said she just wasted away
If I could have seen her I
Know she'd be living today
For we loved each other and if
They'd have left us alone
Today she'd be wearing my ring
Not a blanket of stone

Mary Ann regrets she's unable
To see you again
We're leaving for Europe next week
She'll be busy till then
They know that she loves me but poor
Boys don't fit in their plan
Good-bye true love
Good-bye my sweet Mary-Ann