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Mary Goes Round

from It's a Feckin' Freakshow by The Royal Spuds

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lyrics

Let me tell you the tale of ol’ Mary Kildare
She’d the greenest of eyes she had long golden hair
She’s the belle of the town but sailors beware
Don’t try nothing stupid ‘cause Mary’s been there
And if you think you’re the one taking her home
Think again soldier, you’re going home alone
A wealthy man’s riches, they might make her moan
But not more than once, he’s left on his own

And if you’ll just listen and hush down your voice
You might hear the boys, singing of her exploits

Singing Mary goes ‘round
Mary goes ‘round
Just one look at her will have you jump up and down
Mary goes ‘round
Mary goes ‘round
She’d done all your friends before your feet touched the
ground

Now the scene it is set, but the legend lives on
Of ol’ Mary Kildare and her hunger for fun
Now the men of the town they all live by the gun
But don’t shoot too slow, ‘cause Mary’s long gone
Oh she doesn’t care if you finish or not
The second she’s done, she’s back in her spot
To pick up a new guy to see what he’s got
See if he’s capable, give him a shot

And if you’ll just listen and hush down your voice
You might hear the boys, singing of her exploits

Singing Mary goes ‘round
Mary goes ‘round
Just one look at her will have you jump up and down
Mary goes ‘round
Mary goes ‘round
She’d done all your friends before your feet touched the
ground

“Oi, Mary, you want to come over to my place?!”

After some decades of living this way
Ol’ Mary got older, her hair turning grey
The men still kept coming ‘cause she knew how to sway
Them all into thinking, that it was okay
On her last day poor Mary slept with the wrong swain
He gave her the clap, but she didn’t complain
The men tried to save her, but it was in vain
The illness had spread, and yet reached her brain

And if you’ll just listen and hush down your voice
You might hear the boys, singing of her exploits

Singing Mary goes ‘round
Mary goes ‘round
Just one look at her will have you jump up and down
Mary goes ‘round
Mary goes ‘round
She’d done all your friends before your feet touched the
ground

Now the women were cheering and every man cried
The boys disappointed, they were too young to try
The girls were excited to be next in line
It was a black day in town when poor Mary died

And if you’ll just listen and hush down your voice
You might hear the boys, singing of her exploits

Singing Mary goes ‘round
Mary goes ‘round
Just one look at her will have you jump up and down
Mary goes ‘round
Mary goes ‘round
She’d done all your friends before your feet touched the
ground

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from It's a Feckin' Freakshow, released June 27, 2015

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A bit of punk, a pinch of good old rock music and whole lot of folkie tunes is what The Royal Spuds call throwing a party in style!

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