Mary Ann

[Chorus]
(All day, all night, Miss Mary Ann
Down by the seaside she's sifting sand
Strings on a banjo can tie a goat
Water from the ocean can sail a boat)

[Verse 1]
See you, there was bacchanal
The whole island is carnival
People were jumping to and fro
To the rhythm of a red-hot calypso
Hear their singing

[Chorus]
All day, all night, Miss Mary Ann
Down by the seaside she's sifting sand
Strings on a banjo can tie a goat
Water from the ocean can sail a boat
Come up, Mr. Coleman

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 2]
Port of Spain was really a scene
And pandemonium reigned supreme
A red-letter day we can't forget
Young and old, black and white was in the press
Hear their singing

[Chorus]
All day, all night, Miss Mary Ann
Down by the seaside she's sifting sand
Strings on a banjo can tie a goat
Water from the ocean can sail a boat
Come up, Freddy Grant

[Clarinet Solo]

[Verse 3]
Whole island was on parade
That was a royal masquerade
There was a brass band and a-drum
And the Indian with a hose a-coming down
Hear their singing

[Chorus]
All day, all night, Miss Mary Ann
Down by the seaside she's sifting sand
Strings on a banjo can tie a goat
Water from the ocean to sail a boat
(All day, all night, Miss Mary Ann
Down by the seaside she's sifting sand
Strings on a banjo can tie a goat
Water from an ocean can sail a boat)