Devilish Mary chords by
Burl Ives
Burl Ives

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Key: Bb major
Verse 1
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I went up to London town
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to court a fair young lady
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I inquired about her name,
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they called her devilish Mary
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Ring -tum -ding -tum Terry
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Her eyes were blue and
her cheeks were brown
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And they called her devilish Mary
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Me and Mary began to spark
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She got in a hurry
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She made up her mind right at the start
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She'd marry me next Thursday
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She rinked him, dinked him, Terry
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Her eyes were blue and
her cheeks were brown
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And they called her devilish Mary
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We hadn't been mar ried
about three weeks
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Till I thought we ought to be parted
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She went to see the lawyer,
man, divorce
Proceedings started,
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rigged them, dinked them, Terry
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Her eyes were blue
and her cheeks were brown
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And they called her devilish Mary
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She filled my heart with sadness
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She sewed my side with stitches
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She jumped and she kicked
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and she popped her heels
and she swore she'd
wear my britches
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ring -tum -ding -tum -terry
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Her eyes were blue and
her cheeks were brown
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and they called her devilish Mary
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If ever I get married again
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It'll be for love, not riches
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I'll marry me a girl about four feet tall
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So she can't wear my britches
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Rink -a -dink -a -dink -a -dink
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Her eyes were blue and
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her cheeks were brown
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And they called her devilish Mary

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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsAb G Eb D