So Long Mary

From the musical play “Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway”, 1905.
words and music by George M. Cohan
requested by Tommy Nevils


The sheet music:


Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:


Lyrics

  1. It’s awf’ly nice of all you girls
    To see me to the train
    “So long, Mary”
    I didn’t think you’d care
    If you should ne’er see me again
    “You’re wrong, Mary”
    This reminds me of my family
    On the day I left Schenectady
    To the depot then they came with me
    I seem to hear them say

Chorus
So long, Mary, Mary, we will miss you so
So long, Mary, how we hate to see you go
And we’ll all be longing for you, Mary
While you roam, so long, Mary
Don’t forget to come back home

  1. It’s awf’ly kind of all you boys
    To see me off today
    “So long, Mary”
    I didn’t think you’d care
    If I should either go or stay
    “You’re wrong, Mary”
    Yes, I’m going to other lands to dwell
    Awf’ly nice of you to wish me well
    Hardly thought a soul in New Rochelle
    Would even come to say

Sung here by Fred Feild: