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)