A popular song from 1912.
Words by Sam Ehrlich.
Music by Jean Schwartz.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. There is a little girlie in a little country town
Her name is Mary Brown, she never left the town
Mary’s not contrary and she seldom wears a frown
Rain or shine is all the same to Mary
If she had a sweetheart, no one ever knew his name
Why Mary would exclaim, “I love them all the same”
Every girl in town has tried to play her little game
But none of them had anything on Mary
Chorus:
Everyone in town likes Mary
Mary, captivating Mary Brown
She’d have a smile for Belle
A little kiss for Nell
A hug and squeeze for bashful Lily
Pleasant words for Ed and Willie
She was always bright and airy, airy
Never, never sad or blue
Everyone in town likes Mary
And I know that you would like her, too
2. When Mary left the country with a bonnet on her head
‘Most everybody said, she’s going away to wed
She was asked to marry, but she came back home instead
City chaps all looked alike to Mary
Mary’s Uncle Silas was a mutimillionaire
His health was only fair, and she his only heir
When her Uncle passed away, her friends from here and there
Came in to offer sympathy to Mary