Mari Mac (not the playground hand game)

The celtic tune Mari Mac on guitar. Yes I know it goes very fast, I get there eventually, I promise.

Here are the lyrics for those of you who don't understand the words (you are in the vast majority, especially at the end, I promise)

Well there's a cute little lass and her name is Mari Mac
Make no mistake she's the girl I'm gonna track
Lots of other fellas try to get up on her back
but I'm thinking they'll have to get up early

(Chorus)

Mari Mac's mother's makin' Mari Mac marry me.
My mother's makin' me marry Mari Mac
Well I'm gonna marry Mari cause Mari's takin care of me
We'll all be feeling merry when I marry Mari Mac

Now Mari and her mother are an awful lot together
In fact you hardly see the one without the other
And people often wonder if it's Mari or her mother
Or both of them together I'm courting

(Chorus)

Well up among the heather in the hills of Benafee
Well I had a Bonnie lass sittin' on my knee
A bumblebee stung me right above the knee
Up among the heather in the hills of Benafee

Well I said to bonnie lass how we gonna pass the day
She said among the heather in the hills of Benafee
Where all the boys and girls are making up a fray
Up among heather in the hills of Benafee

(Chorus)

The Wedding's on a Wednesday, everything's arranged
Soon you'll never change your mind unless you minus change
Of making the arrangements and feeling lots of rage
Marriage is an awful undertaking

(Chorus)

Well, sure to be grand like a day at the fair
Gonna be a fork and plate for every man thats there
And I'll be a bugger if I don't get my share
Although I may be mistaken

(Chorus)
(First verse)
(chorus x2)


Inspired by Off Kilter, the rest of the tune for the other verses from Great Big Sea's version

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• celtic
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• tune
• guitar
• Mack

[musicbox193]

I wonder if it's possible that both songs are refering to the same person

[1NaviKing1]

@musicbox193 Sounds like a plot twist!

[musicbox193]

@1NaviKing1 what do you mean by that?

[1NaviKing1]

@musicbox193 Just that it'd be very strange if they WERE talking about the same person.

[IrishNickO]

Good job with the finger picking.

[obrienjohn1979]

lol great job man i wAS just thinking i wanna learn it on guitar thanx for the help lol

[legardored69]

lolzz(: i luv ur hairr(:

[KatrionaSolas1]

That was Damn good! You should look up and learn "Fuck The British Army".