Marie, the dawn is breaking
Marie, we'll soon be waiting
To find your heart is aching
And tears will fall as you recall
The moon in all its splendor
Your kiss so very tender
Marie, the dawn is breaking, marie,
We'll soon be waking to find
Your heart is aching
And tears will fall as you recall
The moon in all it's splendor
A kiss so very tender,
A words, will you surrender to me.
Marie, she comes to me in the twilightWhen the wind blows down across the riverSo cold, the fishermen cryShe rapes me in a rage of rainbow violenceTill my bare nerves, they singLike the strings of a violinAnd the room seeps into a savage silenceSoaked in colours, red as blood, blue as nightAnd marie she skins me aliveCarves her initials in my sideLures me with her purrs and cuts me with her knifeAnd the horses pound like thunderThey bolt like lightning on her rangeShe feels she’s going under and she zeros in the reinShe’s so strangeWell, marie, you know, she’s the queen of all the stallionsAnd I’m her prince of mulesAnd one of her principal foolsMarie, she’s got the claws of a falconAnd she’s perched on my shoulder, and slowly digging inBut she, oh she can be so strange sometimesLike at night ...Or when the neighbors come to dineMarie, she skins me aliveBurns her initials in my hide and then leaves me all aloneBranded to the boneAnd my heart pounds like her horsesOh, stampeding on the rangeMarie knows all the sourcesAnd she shoots me with her painAnd for her, I take it, lord, down in my veinsAnd I watch her dance like some berserk fairyAll across the concrete prairies of bleecker streetMarie, she can be so strangebut she’s the only lonely cowgirl on my range
Marie the dawn is breaking Marie you'll soon be waking
To find your heart is aching and tears will fall as you recall
The night in all its splendor a kiss kiss kiss so very tender
The words won't you surrender to me hey Marie
[ guitar ]
[Intro:]
Danger
Buss dis a third world [inhale] [cough cough]
Yo Pimpin [cough]
Write down these words [cough]
Mi a build a love song fi di herbs
Ready Russian (ready)
Mmmmm...
Mmmmmmmmmm-mmmm
Ta-na-na-na-na
[Verse 1:]
When yuh gone weh mi miss yuh
Yuh role with di flame with di rizzla
When mi turn yuh and twist yuh
Mi get a different state a mind
Di law seh fi diss yuh
Policeman a search mi dem miss yuh
Betta dem carry mi go live inna jail
If lovin you is a crime
[Hook:]
Mi love it when yuh role up
Yuh look good inna di rizzla when yuh fold up
Mi prefer yuh when yuh cure up
Cah when yuh fresh yuh burn mi chest
Now look how far we a come from
Like Metromedia like Stone Love
Di day when yuh see mi touch di white lady
A di day mi lay to rest
[Chorus:]
Have a listen
Marie... me nah let har go
Dem haffi lock me up fi she
And throw weh di key
She a mi marijuana na-na-na-na-na
Marie-e you a fi me-e
Me nuh care who disagree
Cah she a mi marijuana na-na-na-na-na
[Verse 2:]
Anyweh di Deejay go
Coulda Trinidad, coulda Tobago
Mi haffi see yuh when mi wake up
See yuh at bedtime
Yuh jus a run though mi brain so
Yuh vibes up di blood inna mi veins so
Yah, Soloman grave mek yuh famous
Dat mean yuh blessing is so devine
Jah kno seh
[Hook:]
Mi love it when yuh role up
Yuh look good inna di rizzla when yuh fold up
Mi prefer yuh when yuh cure up
Cah when yuh fresh yuh burn mi chest
Now look how far we a come from
Like Metromedia like Stone Love
Di day when yuh see mi touch di white lady
A di day mi lay to rest
[Chorus:]
Have a listen
Marie... me nah let har go
Dem haffi lock me up fi she
And throw weh di key
She a mi marijuana na-na-na-na-na
Marie-e you a fi me-e
Me nuh care who disagree
You looked like a princess the night we met
With your hair piled up high
I will never forget
I'm drunk right now baby
But I've got to be
Or I never could tell you
What you meant to me
I loved you the first time I saw you
And I always will love you Marie
I loved you the first time I saw you
You looked like a princess
The night we met
With your hair piled up high
I will never forget
I'm drunk right now baby
But I've got to be
I never could tell you
What you mean to me
I loved you the first time I saw you
And I always will love you Marie
I loved you the first time I saw you
And I always will love you Marie
The song that the trees sing
When the wind blows
You're a flower, you're a river
You're a rainbow
Sometimes I'm crazy
But I guess you know
I'm weak and I'm lazy
And I hurt you so
I don't listen
To a word you say
And when you're in trouble
I turn away
But I love you
I loved you the first time I saw you
And I always will love you Marie
I loved you the first time I saw you
I stood in line and left my name
Took about six hours or so
Well, the man just grinned like it was all a game
Said they'd let me know
I put in my time till the Pocono line
Shut down two years ago
I was staying at the mission till I met Marie
Now I can't stay there no more
Fella 'cross town said he's lookin' for a man
To move some old cars around
Maybe me and Marie could find a burned-out
Van and do a little settlin' down
But I'm just dreamin', I ain't got no ride
And the junkyard's a pretty good ways
That job's about a half week old besides
It'd be gone now anyway
Unemployment said I got no more checks
And they showed me to the hall
My brother died in Georgia some time ago
I got no one left to call
Summer wasn't bad below the bridge
A little short on food that's all
Now I gotta get Marie some kind of coat
We're headed down into fall
I used to play the mouth harp pretty good
Hustled up a little dough
But I got drunk and I woke up rolled
A couple of months ago
They got my harp and they got my dollar
Them low life so and so's
Harps cost money and I ain't got it
It's my own fault, I suppose
The Pocono's down but the Chesapeak's runnin'
Two freights everyday
If it was just me, I'd be headed south
But Marie can't catch no train
She's got some pain and she thinks it's a baby
Says we gotta wait and see
In my heart I know it's a little boy
Hope he don't end up like me
Well, the man's still grinnin' says he lost my file
I gotta stand in line again
I want to kill him but I just say no
I had enough of that line my friend
I head back to the bridge, its getting kinda cold
I'm feelin' too low down to lie
I guess I'll just tell Marie the truth
Hope she don't break down and cry
Marie she didn't wake up this morning
She didn't even try
She just rolled over and went to Heaven
My little boy safe inside
I laid them in the sun where somebody'd find them
Caught a Chesapeak on the fly
Marie will know I'm headed south
So's to meet me by and by
Marie will know I'm headed south
You brought me happiness
When I had none
Made me believe that I
Could be someone
Just like the sun you always shine for me
What am I gonna do
Now that I don't have you Marie
You over looked the fuss that others saw
You said they only made
You love me more
Some said it proved how blind
True love can be
What am I gonna do
Now that I don't have you
Marie
A traveler with no star
To guide me
A love song in search of a key
A prisoner of love
Locked inside me
Beggin to be free
Oh I lost it all
When I lost you
Marie
You where the sparkle
In this old fools eyes
And now my heart begins
To realize
Your love will turn into a memory
Where am I gonna go
After loving you so
Marie
What am I gonna do
Now that I don't have you
Marie
We're waiting for the sunrise
Marie
Marie.
We're standing in the moon's eyes
Marie
Marie.
And when I tell you that I'll always be around
I'll be around
And when I tell you that it's true love that we've found
It's what we've found
The bad times and the good
Worries and the fights
A man needs a lover that can see him through the night.
We're waiting for the sunrise
Marie
And me.
We're standing in the moon's eyes
Right or wrong
Weak or strong.
And when I tell you that I'll always be around
I'll be around
And when I tell you that it's true love that we've found
That's what we've found
The bad times and the good
Worries and the fights
A man needs a lover that can see him through the night.
We're waiting for the sunrise
Marie
And me.
We're standing in the moon's eyes
Right or wrong
Weak or strong
Yeah
Marie
And me.
Right or wrong
Weak or strong
Marie.
You looked like a princess the night we met
with your hair piled up high
I will never forget
I’m drunk right now, baby, but I’ve got to be
or I could never tell you
what you mean to me
I loved you the first time I saw you
and I always will love you Marie
I loved you the first time I saw you
and I always will love you Marie
You’re the song that the trees sing
when the wind blows
You’re a flower, you’re a river
you’re a rainbow
Sometimes I’m crazy, but I guess you know
I’m weak and I’m lazy and I’ve hurt you so
I never listen to a word you say
When you’re in trouble
I just turn away
But I loved you the first time I saw you
and I always will love you Marie
I loved you the first time I saw you
Marie
Marie
playing guitar on the back porch
I sit in my car
While she sings so sad
Marie
Marie.
Marie
Marie
It's so lonely in the farmlands
Please come with me
To the bright lights downtown
Marie
Marie.
I said
pretty girl
Don't you understand
I just want to be your loving man.
Marie
Marie
The sun is down in the cornfield
The evening is dark
And you sing so sad
Marie
Marie.
Marie
Marie
It's so lonely in the farmlands
. . .
Marie
Marie
I got two weeks in back pay
There's gas in my car
And your folks say I must go
Marie
Marie -
I said
pretty girl
. . .
Marie
Marie
Playing guitar on the back porch
I leave in my car
While she sings so sad
Marie
Marie.
Marie
Marie
I got two weeks in back pay
. . .
While you sing so sad
Marie
Marie -
While you sing so sad
Marie
Marie -
Marie
- Artists: The Bachelors
- peak Billboard position # 15 in 1965
- previously a # 1 hit for Tommy Dorsey in 1937 and again as #16 in 1938
- also charted in 1929 by Rudy Vallee (#2), Nat Shilkret (#9), Franklyn Bauer (#15)
- also charted by The Four Tunes as # 13 in 1953
- Words and Music by Irving Berlin
Marie, Marie, Marie
Marie, the dawn is breaking
Marie, (ooh, Marie) you'll soon be waking
To find you heart is aching
And tears (and tears) will fall (will fall) as you recall
The moon in all its splendor
A kiss (ooh, a kiss) so very tender
The words, "Will you surrender
To me, (Marie), Marie, (Marie-ee)?"
Marie, you got me thinkin'
Long term and being careful with my drinkin'
And looking forward to my holidays and weekends
Marie, I love the way you got me thinkin'
But Marie, I'm always workin'
Long drives, bad food, stale air, and such boredom
When I get home, we'll take a trip of just sit and do nothing
Rent a movie or something
Whatever gets your blood pumpin'
My Marie
You're all the pretty music that I need
So lay down on that couch and sing for me
marie..
she takes me in and takes me out
she takes me in and takes me out
Hey there Mr. Postman do you have something for me?
I’ve been waiting way too long on a letter from Marie
Her eyes are filled with passion, my heart’s full of desire
Jut like the first time we made love beneath the stars in the sky
I’m fighting for our freedom, for the promise land
If I get back from Vietnam I’ll put a ring in her hand
I opened up the letter, I found a photograph
I pressed it to my lips hoping this won’t be my last
Her words are so neatly strung out along the page
And then they start to smear as the tears roll down her face
I wish I could explain but she just won’t understand
If I get back from Vietnam I’ll put a ring in her hand
Now the sky has turned to orange man their coming on real fast
You better grab your gun, we got Charlie on our ass
I hear the depths of hell at the bows of the scene
Remember me Marie
If you’re reading this letter, I’m sorry that I lied
You will always have my heart but you will never be my bride
If it was the same I would do it all again
Because the day I said I loved you that’s exactly what I meant
Now you have a flag for which my life stands
I’m sorry that I never put a ring in your hand
Marie, Marie, Marie
Marie, the dawn is breaking
Marie, (ooh, Marie) you'll soon be waking
To find you heart is aching
And tears (and tears) will fall (will fall) as you recall
The moon in all its splendor
A kiss (ooh, a kiss) so very tender
The words, "Will you surrender
To me, (Marie), Marie, (Marie-ee)?"
Marie, you'll soon be waking
To find you heart is aching
And tears (and tears) will fall (will fall) as you recall
The moon in all its splendor
A kiss (ooh, a kiss) so very tender
The words, "Will you surrender
(Hahaha los geht's)
Ich gab dir meine Liebe
Ich gab dir mein Geld
Und wo bist du jetzt Marie
Ich gab dir die Schlüssel zu meiner riesen Welt
Und wo bist du jetzt Marie
Ganz egal wo du dich rumtreibst
Ich hoffe es geht dir schlecht
Schlampe Drecksau ich hoffe es geht dir schlecht
Schlampe Drecksau ich hoffe es geht dir schlecht
Und dann kommst du angekrochen
Doch ich kenne dich nicht mehr
Was hältst du davon Marie
Mein Herz hast du mir gebrochen
Meine Welt war schrecklich leer
Doch jetzt geht's mir besser ohne dich Marie
Ganz egal wo du dich rumtreibst
Ich hoffe es geht dir schlecht
Schlampe Drecksau ich hoffe es geht dir schlecht
Schlampe Drecksau ich hoffe es geht dir schlecht
Nie wieder werde ich dein Macker sein
(Nie wieder nie wieder nie wieder)
Lieber bleibe ich für immer allein
Und wo bist du jetzt Marie
Und wo bist du jetzt Marie
Und wo bist du jetzt Marie
Und wo bist du jetzt Marie
Ganz egal wo du dich rumtreibst
Ich hoffe es geht dir schlecht
Schlampe Drecksau ich hoffe es geht dir schlecht
Schlampe Drecksau ich hoffe es geht dir schlecht
I stood in line and left my name
Took about six hours or so
Well, the man just grinned like it was all a game
Said they’d let me know
I put in my time till the pocono line
Shut down two years ago
I was staying at the mission till I met marie
Now I can’t stay there no more
Fella ’cross town said he’s lookin’ for a man
To move some old cars around
Maybe me and marie could find a burned-out
Van and do a little settlin’ down
Aw, but I’m just dreamin’, I ain’t got no ride
And the junkyard’s a pretty good ways
That job’s about a half week old besides
It’d be gone now anyway
Unemployment said I got no more checks
And they showed me to the hall
My brother died in georgia some time ago
I got no one left to call
Summer wasn’t bad below the bridge
A little short on food that’s all
Now I gotta get marie some kind of coat
We’re headed down into fall
I used to play the mouth harp pretty good
Hustled up a little dough
But I got drunk and I woke up rolled
A couple of months ago
They got my harp and they got my dollar
Them low life so and so’s
Harps cost money and I ain’t got it
It’s my own fault I suppose
The pocono’s down but the chesapeak’s runnin’
Two freights everyday
If it was just me I’d be headed south
But marie can’t catch no train
She’s got some pain and she thinks it’s a baby,
Says we gotta wait and see
In my heart I know it’s a little boy
Hope he don’t end up like me
Well, the man’s still grinnin’ says he lost my file
I gotta stand in line again
I want to kill him but I just say no
I had enough of that line my friend
I head back to the bridge, it’s getting kinda cold
I’m feelin’ too low down to lie
I guess I’ll just tell marie the truth
Hope she don’t break down and cry
Marie she didn’t wake up this morning
She didn’t even try
She just rolled over and went to heaven
My little boy safe inside
I laid them in the sun where somebody’d find them
Caught a chesapeak on the fly
Marie will know I’m headed south
So’s to meet me by and by
Marie will know I’m headed south
Wylie Gustafson (Two Medicine Music, BMI)
I loved a girl, her name was Marie
But the hand of God took her from me
Down by the river in her favorite dress
Down by the river I laid her to rest
Marie , Marie the wind calls her name
What I wouldn't give to hold her again
In the little old shack that once was our home
In the little old shack where I wait alone
The days pass by so empty and slow
I try but I can't let her go
Down to the river with a rope in my hand
Down to the river where the cottonwood stands
Way up high I tie the knot to the bough
Dear God, my God, take me to her now
Marie
was soll ich tun ohne Marie
mein Leben ist leer ohne Marie
wenn sie nicht da wär
dann weiß ich
ich müßte sie finden
Marie
ich brauche ihr Lachen
oh Marie
ich brauche ihr Weinen
oh Marie
dein Name macht alles so schön
wie niemals zuvor.
Oh Marie ist aller Zauber der Welt
und ich geh für sie durch Feuer und Schnee
und ich heb' ihr den See aus den Ufern
wenn sie bei mir bleibt für immer.
Marie
du machst mich so traurig
oh Marie
du machst mich so glücklich
oh Marie
du weißt es: ich liebe dich
und ich ruf deinen Namen:
Oh Marie ist aller Zauber der Welt
und ich hole sie für immer zu mir
und ich gebe ihr mein ganzes Leben
wenn sie bei mir bleibt für immer.
Marie
was soll ich tun ohne Marie
ich kann nicht ohne sie sein
Laying awake tonight
With silence next to me
A matches glowing light
Throwing a shadow I see
Less than a second a noise
And I know she's here
I know I'll let her in
'Cause Marie said so...
REFRAIN:
Marie
She's coming back
She is the one I can't forget
Marie
I can't deny
And even though it hurts inside
This time I'll tell her to go
Oh no, I wouldn't dare
It's hard to be alone
But even harder with her
I'm feeling torn between
Waiting behind the door
I know I let her in
'Cause Marie said so...
REFRAIN
A whisper touches my ear
I feel my mouth is dry
The answer in my head
Turns now into a lie
So it's all clear in my mind
And like the night before
I know I let her in
'Cause Marie said so...
