Jez Lowe
Jez Lowe - Mary Martindale lyrics
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In every street where young lads meet, the talk is all the same It's of a bonny lassie that's got every heart a-flame ................................... Like flies they swarm about her, they court her night and day She's pretty Mary Martindale, so bonny fair and neat Pretty Mary Martindale, from Carlisle Street For looks they'd never win prizes, but they swear their hearts are true They come in shapes and sizes, in every shade and hue Some fat, some thin, some in between, some rich and some so poor And such a sight, by day and night, they hang around the door She's pretty Mary Martindale, so bonny fair and neat Pretty Mary Martindale, from Carlisle Street They send her gifts and tokens, and to look upon them all They look just like a treasure or a kind of market stall There's golden rings and chains, and things to wear and things to eat There's jars to smell and books as well, and things that's got me beat She's pretty Mary Martindale, so bonny fair and neat Pretty Mary Martindale, from Carlisle Street Mr. Charles the banker, he's never short of cash So he buys her books of poetry that he reads with such panache And Joe Divine the milkman brings here clotted cream and cheese Dennis Brown the builder never lets her from his site She's pretty Mary Martindale, so bonny fair and neat Pretty Mary Martindale, from Carlisle Street .......................................................... While Mr. Black the coalman wants to keep her warm at night Mr. Ives the Baker, well he keeps her pantry full While Jones the draper does his bit with cotton, silk and wool She's pretty Mary Martindale, so bonny fair and neat Pretty Mary Martindale, from Carlisle Street A dreadful fight occurred one night between two of the best They both had brought her roses, and neither saw the jest The next we knew the fists they flew, they were rolling over the ground We had to fetch the policeman, you can guess where he was found She's pretty Mary Martindale, so bonny fair and neat Pretty Mary Martindale, from Carlisle Street The lad that finally gets her, he'll thank the stars above Or maybe pray and bless the day he finally won her love It surely makes you wonder how she casts her loving spell But now my friends I must be gone, I'm courting her myself She's pretty Mary Martindale, so bonny fair and neat Pretty Mary Martindale, from Carlisle Street