Jerry Allen Jones: Music

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Mike and I were playing in a top 40 cover song band called Jara. We were performing at clubs in the San Gabriel Valley in California. Mike wanted to write a song for his girlfriend. I had the music and we put our heads together and came up with the lyrics. You guessed it! Her name was Mary.

Mary she looks so young and tender, yeah, she looks good to me

Mary she makes my heart surrender, yeah, she looks good to me

When she moves my heart skips a beat, when she coos she knocks me off my feet

Mary she likes to keep her hair long and where her dresses tight

Evertime I look into her eyes I get to weak to fight

but you know she's got that hold on me and you know it's right where I want to be, Ohhhh Mary, Mary

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Mary she picks me up in the evening she keeps me out to late

Mary sometimes I think that we are making a big mistake

But you know you've got that hold on me and you know it's right where I want to be Ohhhh Mary, talkin' bout Mary, Mary, Mary