Song: Mari Mac
Band: Great Big Sea
Tabbed by: Chris Newman
Here s a great song by a great Canadian band. It s a traditional
arrangement, so the lyrics are near impossible to find. I ve done the best I
could in figuring out what they re saying, although it s quite hard. Anyway,
enjoy!
Mari Mac - Great Big Sea
(Em) There s a cute little lass and her name is Mari-Mac (D)
And make no mistake she s the girl I m gonna track (Em) Lots of other
fellas try to get her on the back. But I m (G) thinkin they ll (A)
have to get up early (Em).
Chorus
(Em) Mari-Macs mother s makin Mari-Mac marry me
(D) My mother s makin me marry Mari-Mac
(Em) Well I m gonna marry Mari cause Mari s takin care o me. We ll
(G) all be feelin (A) marry when (Em) I marry Mari-Mac.
(Em)Now Mari and her mother are an awful lot together
In (D)fact you hardly see the one without the other
And (Em)people often wonder if it s Mari or her mother
Or (G)both of them to(A)gether I m (Em)courting
(Em)Well up among the heather in the hills of Benafee
Well (D)I had a Bonnie lass sittin on my knee
A (Em)bumble bee stung me right above the knee
(G)Up among the (A)heather in the (Em)hills of Benafee
(Em)Well I said to bonnie lass how we gonna pass the day
She (D)said among the heather in the hills of Benafee
Where (Em) all the boys and girls are making up a fray
(G)Up among the (A)heather in the (Em)hills of Benafee
(Em)Wedding s on a Wednesday, everything s arranged
(D)Soon you ll never change your mind unless you minus change
Of (Em)making the arrangements and feelings lots of rage
()Marriage is an ()awful under()taking
(Em)Sure to be a grand for grand of that a fair
(D)Gonna be a fork and plate for every man thats there
And (Em)I ll be a bugger if I don t get my share
(G)All though I may be (A)very much mis(Em)taken
(Em)There s a neat little las and her name is Mari Mac
(D)Make no mistake, she s the girl I m gonna track
(Em)Lot s of other fellas try to get her on her back
But I (G)think they re gonna (A)have to get up (Em)early
Tabbed by Chris Newman