Great Big Sea - Mary Mac lyrics

There's a neat little lass and
Her name is Mari-Mac
And make no mistake she's the
Girl I'm gonna track
Lots of other fellas try to
Get her on the back
But, I'm thinkin' that they'll have
To get up early

Mari-Mac's mother's makin' Mari-Mac marry me
My mother's makin' me marry Mari-Mac
Well I'm gonna marry Mari for me
Mari's takin' care o' me
We'll all be feelin' marry
When I marry Mari-Mac
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'm courting

Well up among the heather in
The hills of Benafee
Well I had a Bonnie lass sittin' on my knee
A bumble bee stung me right above the knee
Up among the heather in the hills of Benafee

Well I said to bonnie lass how
We 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 mine
Unless her mind is changed
And making the arrangements I'm
Feelin' much deranged
Marriage is an awful undertaking

Sure to be a grand affair grander than a fair
Gonna 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 I'll be very much mistaken

There's a neat little lass and
Her name is Mari Mac make no mistake
She's the girl I'm gonna track
Lot's of other fellas try to
Get her on her back
I'm thinkin' that they'll have
To get up early