Mary
Composer(s): George M. Cohan
Performer(s): James Cagney
My mother's name was Mary
She was so good and true
Because her name was Mary
She called me Mary, too
She wasn't gay or airy
But plain as she could be
I'd hate to meet a Mar-y
Who called herself Ma-ry
For it is Mar-y, Mar-y
Plain as any name can be
But with propriety
Society will say Ma-ry!
But it was Mar-y! Mar-y!
Long before the fashions came
And there is something there
That sounds so square
It's a grand old name
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