Mary, run, run, run,
 Jimmy, run, run, run,
 Mary, run, run, run,

 Mary and Jimmy were both very young
 But as much in love
 As two people could be
 And all they wanted
 Was to share that love eternally

 They went to their folks they told them
 That someday soon they'd be wed
 Their folks just laughed
 And called them kids
 So Mary said

 Give us your blessing
 Please don't make us Run away
 Give us your blessing
 Say you'll be there on our wedding day

 They wouldn't have laughed at Mary
 If they could have seen through the door
 But Jimmy was waiting in the car
 While Mary begged once more

 Give us your blessing
 Please don't make us Run away
 Give us your blessing
 Say you'll be there on our wedding day

 Well as they drove off they were crying
 And nobody knows for sure
 That, that's why they didn't see the sign
 That read detour

 The next day they found them
 Mary and Jimmy were dead
 And as their folks
 Knelt beside them in the rain
 They couldn't help but hear
 The last words that Mary and Jimmy had said

 Give us your blessing
 Please don't make us Run away
 Give us your blessing
 Say you'll be there on our wedding day

 Run, run, run,
 Mary, run, run, run,
 Jimmy, run, run, run,
 Mary, run, run, run