My Mary
Willie & Merle Lyrics


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I take a trip every evening
Strolling down memory lane
I'm walkin' again those familiar paths
Dreaming those dreams again
And I can always see my sweetheart
Just as she used to be
Waiting for someone at the garden gate
And I know that someone is me
Big brown eyes and pearly hair
And you'd tell that's Mary
Rosy cheeks and ruby lips
Can't you tell that's Mary?
Oft times in the evenings
We'd go strolling
Hand in hand together
Beneath the pepper tree
And I can feel her hand in mine
As I sit alone tonight
Dreaming of the times I spent with Mary

Oft times in the evenings
We'd go strolling
Hand in hand together
Beneath the pepper tree
And I can feel her hand in mine
As I sit alone tonight
Dreaming of the times I spent with Mary
Oh, gee, wouldn't it be wonderful
To open up the doors of the past
And live again as yesterday?
But you know no matter where I wander
No matter where I roam
There'll always be a place in my heart, boys





For a girl away back, for a girl that
I used to call Mary

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Willie & Merle's song "My Mary" speaks about a man's journey down memory lane. The man reminisces on his sweet past with his love, Mary. The first line of the song describes how the man takes a walk down memory lane every evening. He walks through the paths they used to stroll hand in hand under the pepper tree. The man can picture Mary waiting for him at the garden gate with her big brown eyes, pearly hair, rosy cheeks and ruby lips.


Line by Line Meaning

I take a trip every evening
Every night, I reminisce about the past


Strolling down memory lane
Walking through familiar memories


I'm walkin' again those familiar paths
I walk the same paths I used to walk with her


Dreaming those dreams again
Reliving the same dreams I used to have


And I can always see my sweetheart
I can still picture her in my mind


Just as she used to be
Exactly as I remember her


Waiting for someone at the garden gate
Standing by the gate expecting me


And I know that someone is me
I know she's waiting for me


Big brown eyes and pearly hair
She had beautiful brown eyes and hair


And you'd tell that's Mary
You'd recognize her from those features


Rosy cheeks and ruby lips
Her cheeks and lips were pink and bright


Can't you tell that's Mary?
You can easily recognize her from those features


Oft times in the evenings
Many times during the evening


We'd go strolling
We would take walks together


Hand in hand together
Holding hands as we walked


Beneath the pepper tree
Walking under the tree that we used to sit under


And I can feel her hand in mine
I can still remember the feeling of holding her hand


As I sit alone tonight
Now that I'm alone, I miss her more than ever


Dreaming of the times I spent with Mary
Remembering the moments we shared together


Oh, gee, wouldn't it be wonderful
How nice would it be


To open up the doors of the past
To re-live the happy memories from before


And live again as yesterday?
To live through the same happy moments of the past


But you know, no matter where I wander
But no matter where I go


No matter where I roam
No matter how far I travel


There'll always be a place in my heart, boys
I'll always keep a special place in my heart


For a girl away back, for a girl that I used to call Mary
For the girl from the past, the one I called Mary




Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: JIMMIE DAVIS, STUART HAMBLEN

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