Mary Ann
Regina Spektor Lyrics

Miss Mary Ann
The singer of the song.

Kept her man
She was in a relationship with a man named Stan Buttler.

In porcupine gloves, in porcupine gloves
They had sexual intercourse while using porcupine gloves as a form of contraception.

And on that day
During a scheduled encounter.

As scheduled
Planned in advance.

They made porcupine love, porcupine love
They had sex while using porcupine gloves as a form of contraception.

So stiff and stuck and prickly
The porcupine gloves were stiff, sticky and prickly, which made the encounter less comfortable.

He came in and then back out quickly
They had brief sexual intercourse.

But lord not any quicker than according to plan
The encounter went as planned.

Like a soldier, one foot in front of the other
They approached the encounter with a sense of duty or obligation.

Named Stan, Stan Buttler
Her partners full name.

He had no antlers
He was not a deer, or had no particularly distinct feature.

He had no center
He lacked depth or personality.

He had no enter and he had no exit
He had no real impact on her life, and his presence was inconsequential.

His hair was short and prickly
Describing the appearance of her partner.

And how he loved her apple pies,
Her cooking was one of the few things he enjoyed or valued about their relationship.

How he loved her meat loaf,
Another example of his fondness for her cooking.

How he loved her chicken breasts,
Yet another example of his fondness for her cooking.

How he loved her pudding,
Yet another example of his fondness for her cooking.

Served promptly at eight o'clock,
She served meals on a strict schedule.

Served promptly at seven
She served meals on a strict schedule.

Served promptly at ten o'clock,
She served meals on a strict schedule.

And promptly at eleven heaven
She served meals until 11pm and imagined that he was happy in heaven, and away from their relationship.

Kept her cans
She kept her food in canned form, most likely for preservation.

In alphabetical order
She was organized in her habits.

Began to have
She started to develop.

Some thoughts of murder
She became homicidal due to her unhappiness in the relationship.

Started to think
She was contemplating.

Real hard about her future
She was reevaluating her future due to her unhappiness in the relationship.

Preferred her meat
She had a strong desire for fresh meat, maybe cooked with her excellent cooking skills.

To be freshly butchered
She preferred the choice of freshly butchered meat as her preferred choice.

Oh she killed him rather quickly
She succeeded in killing her partner quickly and efficiently.

Man that woman was truly sickly
She was mentally unwell or unstable and had murderous tendencies.

Porcupine Lo-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-apchu!
A nonsensical way to end the song. Possibly indicating that the rest of the song was just an absurd dream or fantasy sequence.