Suddenly Mary

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 (repeat)

Suddenly Mary's fine (repeat)