My Daddy
fought at Midway
and through the Philippines
Grandpa dug a trench in France in 1917
Now my turn has come to go,
we'll be far apart
And a man's gotta do
what he has to do
Though he likes to break his heart
So long, Mary, don't be blue
I'll write you every day
that I'm away from you
Think of me while I'm gone,
be true to me
Don't carry on, oh Mary,
till I come back home
Who knows when I get overseas
I'll meet somebody new
If I do, to pass the time,
I'll tell her all about you
I'll tell her how much I loved you,
I'll tell her how much I cried
I'll tell her how much I miss my darling
since we said goodbye
So long, Mary, don't be blue
I'll write you every day
that I'm away from you
Think of me while I'm gone,
be true to me,
don't carry on, oh Mary
Till I come back home
My daddy and my granddad
My great granddaddy too
All left behind a lonely girl
Just like I'm leaving you
And when the time was over
They came home just like me
Married off with their lonely girl
Who waited faithfully
So long Mary
So long, Mary, don't be blue,
don't be blue,
I'll write you every day
that I'm away from you.
Think of me while I'm gone,
be true to me,
Don't carry on, oh, Mary,
till I come back home.
So long, Mary,
till I come back home.
You