Mary May & Bobby



It was a fine day in the fifth grade 

when mary may let bobby walk her home from school 

he had her books in hand 

and he was listening to every word she said 

like it was the gospel of the prophecies 

and he loved the way her hair fell across her dress 

went home singing who wrote the book of love 

and try a little tenderness, yeah 



the next day on the playground 

bobby sat mary down on the swingset behind the sandbox 

and she said, bobby i just wanna play, 

so what is this you have to say? 

he said, mary, marry me. 

we could live out by the sea 

like they do on the movie screen. 

oh, marry me, mary may, 

before you go back to play 



it was graduation day 

they were waiting on a plane to take mary away 

said, theres nothing left for me here but you 

bobby, i hope that you can find yourself through 

theres so much that i wish to know 

and i have to do this on my own 

and i hope that you can understand 

bobby, write me when you can 



he said, take my highschool ring 

so time to time now you can think of me 

and there's just one more thing before you leave 



he said, mary, marry me 

we could live out by the sea 

oh, like they do on the movie screen 

oh, marry me, mary may, 

before you are fly away 



theres so much time has past since that day 

and mary stopped writing years ago 

and bobby never took his music on the road 

guess he never really gave up hope 

though mary shes got everything she thought she wanted 

got a phd, she is an independent business woman 

climbing up the corporate ladder 

though it really dont seem to matter, 

she is lonely beyond belief 

so one day she went home 

looking for the only love she ever known 



she found him once again 

playing circuit at the holiday inn 

still singing the song about the one he lost long ago 

just goes to show you never know 



she took his hand in hers 

not everything she had planned and rehearsed 

she said, bobby, marry me 

we could live in a apartment building with the window hue 

we could take in movies on the weekend 

or plan our vacation 

take a honeymoon by the sea 

oh bobby, wont you just marry me? 

wont you just marry me? 

oh please, marry me 



it was a fine day in the fifth grade 

mary may let bobby walk her home from school

 



You're my skinny dippin' girl, yeah. 

Yeah, yeah, yeah.