Great Big Sea - Mari-mac lyrics

There's a neat little lass and
Her name is Mari Mac make no mistake
She's the girl I'm gonna track
Lots of other fellas try to
Get her on her back
But, I'm thinking that they'll have
To get up early
Mari Mac's mother's making Mari Mac marry me
My mother's making me marry Mari Mac
Well, I'm going to marry Mari for
When Mari's taking care of me
We'll all be feeling merry when
I marry Mari Mac
Hi diddly hi diddly hi diddle low
Now Mari and her mother are
An awful lot together
In fact you hardly see the
One without the other
And people often wonder if it's
Mari or her mother
Or both of them together I am courting
Mari Mac's mother's making Mari Mac marry me
My mother's making me marry Mari Mac
Well, I'm going to marry Mari for
When Mari's taking care of me
We'll all be feeling merry when
I marry Mari Mac

Well, up among the heather in
The hills of Bonifee
Well I had a bonnie lass sitting on me knee
A bumble bee stung me right above me knee
Up among the heather in the hills of Benifee
Mari Mac's mother's making Mari Mac marry me
My mother's making me marry Mari Mac
Well, I'm going to marry Mari for
When Mari's taking care of me
We'll all be feeling merry when
I marry Mari Mac
Hi diddly hi diddly hi diddle low
Well, I said, "Wee bonnie lassie
Where you going to spend the day?"
She said "Among the heather in
The hills of Benifee"
Where all the boys and girls
Are making out so free
Up among the heather in the hills of Benifee
Mari Mac's mother's making Mari Mac marry me
My mother's making me marry Mari Mac
Well, I'm going to marry Mari for
When Mari's taking care of me
We'll all be feeling merry when
I marry Mari Mac
Hi diddly hi diddly hi diddle low
The wedding's on Wednesday
Everything's arranged
Soon her name will be changed to
Mine unless her mind be changed
And making the arrangements
I'm feeling quite deranged
Marriage is an awful undertaking
Mari Mac's mother's making Mari Mac marry me
My mother's making me marry Mari Mac
Well, I'm going to marry Mari for
When Mari's taking care of me
We'll all be feeling merry when
I marry Mari Mac
Hi diddly hi diddly hi diddle low
Sure to be a grand affair
Grander than a fair
Going to be a fork and plate
For every man that's there
And I'll be a bugger if I don't get my share
If I don't we'll be very much mistaken
Mari Mac's mother's making Mari Mac marry me
My mother's making me marry Mari Mac
Well, I'm going to marry Mari for
When Mari's taking care of me
We'll all be feeling merry when
I marry Mari Mac
Hi diddly hi diddly hi diddle low
There's a neat little lass and
Her name is Mari Mac make no mistake
She's the girl I'm gonna track
Lot of other fellas try to get up on her back
I'm thinking that they'll have
To get up early
Mari Mac's mother's making Mari Mac marry me
My mother's making me marry Mari Mac
Well, I'm going to marry Mari for
When Mari's taking care of me
We'll all be feeling merry when
I marry Mari Mac
Hi diddly hi diddly hi diddle low