Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse 1: Am There's a nice wee lass and her name is Mary Mac G Make no mistake she's the girl I'm gonna tak' Am Lots of other fellows they get upon her track Am E Am But I'm thinking that they'd have to get up early Chorus: Am Mary Mac's father's making Mary Mac marry me G
My father's making me marry Mary Mac Am Gonna marry Mary for my Mary to take care of me Am E Am We 'll be feeling merry when I marry Mary Mac Verse 2: Am Well this little lass she has a lot of class G Got a lot of brass and her father thinks I'm gas Am I'd be a silly ass to let the matter pass Am E Am My father says she suits me really fairly Chorus: Am Mary Mac's father's making Mary Mac marry me G My father's making me marry Mary Mac Am Gonna marry Mary for my Mary to take care of me Am E Am We 'll be feeling merry when I marry Mary Mac Verse 3: Am Mary and her mother go an awful lot together G In fact you hardly ever see the one without the other Am the people wonder whether it is Mary or her mother Am E Am Or the both of them together that I'm courting Chorus: Am Mary Mac's father's making Mary Mac marry me G My father's making me marry Mary Mac Am Gonna marry Mary for my Mary to take care of me Am E Am We 'll be feeling merry when I marry Mary Mac Verse 4: Am The wedding's on a Wednesday and everything's arranged G Soon her name will change to mine unless her mind is changed Am With making the arrangements I'm just about deranged Am E Am Marriage is an awful undertaking Chorus: Am Mary Mac's father's making Mary Mac marry me G My father's making me marry Mary Mac Am Gonna marry Mary for my Mary to take care of me Am E Am We 'll be feeling merry when I marry Mary Mac Verse 5: Am Sure to be a grand affair and grander than a fair G There's gonna be a coach and pair for every pair that's there Am We'll dine upon the finest fare I'm sure to get my share Am E Am If I don't I'll be very much mistaken Chorus: Am Mary Mac's father's making Mary Mac marry me G My father's making me marry Mary Mac Am Gonna marry Mary for my Mary to take care of me Am E Am We 'll be feeling merry when I marry Mary Mac