Hey Mary
[Story]
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I was over by Andy’s Sports Bar, Just Chill-lin in the back
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Playing For The passing cars and the workers breaking their backs
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From Ravenswood comes a woman with a look that’s full of dis-gust
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I can tell she is not a fan By the way that she waved her arms and fussed
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I keep playing, ignoring her since I’m not even on her land
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but that really ruffles her fur cause I won’t listen to her com-mand
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then it comes nearly right on cue, a car that’s driven by a cop
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but he’s just got his job to do so I tell him nicely I will stop
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I ask who called him up today and he tells me that her name is mary
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then he suggests that I play at bj’s but first I have this message to car-ry
[Chorus]
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Hey Mary whadya do that for
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I’m not all that scary and my songs are good for sure
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Hey Mary you say I’ve dis-turbed your store
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So now listen to my voice carry from the public sidewalk by your door
[Bridge]
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You Cannot Control Me You are not my queen
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I choose to live my life free as a truly sovereign being
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So listen to my song and know your actions wrong
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as I sing it all day long to all the peo-ple in the throng
[Chorus]
Dm Am F G
Hey Mary whadya do that for
Dm Am F G
I’m not all that scary and my songs are good for sure
Dm Am F G
Hey Mary you say I’ve dis-turbed your store
Dm Am F Am Dm
So now listen to my voice carry from the public sidewalk by your door
Am F Am Dm
From the pub-a-lic sidewalk by your door