For My Mary
Stephen Schwartz & Lonny Price * Track #3 On Rags: The New American Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
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Album Rags: The New American Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
For My Mary by Stephen Schwartz (Ft. Lonny Price & Michael Cone)
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For My Mary is part of Act 1. Ben has finally found Bella, something he promised to do right before “Brand New World”. He brings her a gramophone, and proceeds to play a song and sing along with it. He, however, has to change the lyrics to fit Bella. The song is abruptly ended with Avram, who di...
For My Mary Annotated
[BEN, spoken]
Look what I brought ya, Bella
It's called a gramophone
(music plays)
[IRISH TENOR]
Tis an old country tune
That I croon 'neath the moon
For my Mary!
[BEN, spoken]
It's a song that's real popular on the bowery!
[IRISH TENOR, sung]
And the shamrocks grow green
For this fairest Colleen
For my Mary!
[BEN]
For my Bella!
[BOTH]
With your hair all of
[IRISH TENOR]
Gold
[BEN, spoken]
Brown
[BOTH]
Your dress of
[IRISH TENOR]
White
[Ben, spoken]
Brown
[BOTH]
Your eyes so bright and
[IRISH TENOR]
Blue
[BEN]
Brown! But they're bright too!
[BOTH]
Sure, the birds sing
Tra-lirra-loo
[IRISH TENOR]
Ah, my Mary
[BEN]
Ah, my Bella
[BOTH]
They sing for you
(music)
For My Mary Q&A
Who wrote For My Mary's ?
For My Mary was written by Charles Strouse & Stephen Schwartz.
When did Stephen Schwartz release For My Mary?
Stephen Schwartz released For My Mary on Tue Jun 18 1991.