(One, two, three, four)
Suddenly Mary fell in the water
Were not I weary, I would have caught her
I watched for a moment and scrambled in after
Words of disownment were drowned out with laughter
I awoke from a peaceful sleep
And found my clothes under the table
Aesop used to make me weep
But now I'm part of Mary's fable
Suddenly Mary fell in the water
I found myself married to somebody's daughter
"Loving," she told me,
"is a question of bravery."
But when she started to hold me,
It was closer to slavery
I got up for a bite to eat
And found my clothes inside the icebox
I used to stand on my own two feet,
But now I sit when my new wife talks
Suddenly Mary fell in the water
She floated away with the ring that I bought her
She had convinced me that I was a failure
I burned all my clothing and found a new tailor
Suddenly Mary [x4]
Suddenly Mary's fine [x12]