My Mary Ann

D G D G D G D A A D G Just sit right back, and you’ll hear a tale G D G About puberty and Channel 12. G D G It was right there on my TV screen… G A It’s where I met my beauty queen. A D G She had jet-black hair and really tanned skin… D G Little short-shorts and a sweet little grin. D G She was stuck on an island with only four men… A Man what I wouldn’t give to be one of them! D G D G G D G Well, okay, the next day it wasn’t cool, G D G ‘Cause Johnny was talkin’ ‘bout her at school. G D G It all went south when he started to drool. G A I had to break that Golden Rule! A D G He said, “Mary Ann’s hot!” I said, “Take it back.” D G She’s with me, boy, and that’s a fact. D G He was pretty big, but too bad for him… A I’d been watchin’ Kung Fu on Channel 10… A A A A A A Ah-ah. Ah-ah. Ah. Ah. Ah. Ah. D G Oh my gosh, Mary Ann! (Mary Ann) D G My little firecracker in the sand. (In the sand) G D G My tropic-island-brunette with a tan. A D D G D D G She’s my girrr-l, and I’m her man, man, I, I’m her man, man. I, I… D G Six years later I’m outta high school. G D G With fast cars, sunglasses, lookin’ cool. D G One foot taller… every-thing had changed, G A But my Mary Ann still looked the same. A D G Now, the ladies of the eighties went to extremes G D G With big hair, hot pink and holes in their jeans. G D G But my old-fashioned girl she knew what I liked… G A She’d rock those ponytails every night! A A A A A A Uh-uh. Uh-uh. Uh. Uh. Uh. Uh. D G Oh my gosh, Mary Ann! (Mary Ann) D G My little firecracker in the sand. (In the sand) G D G My tropic-island-brunette with a tan. A A A A She’s my girlfriend, girlfriend, girlfriend… D G Oh my gosh, Mary Ann! (Mary Ann) D G My little firecracker in the sand. (In the sand) G D G My tropic-island-brunette with a tan. A D D G D D G D D G D A She’s my girrr-l, and I’m her man, man, I, I, I man, man. I, I, I man, man, I, I, I man… D G D G Baby, Ba-by, where did the time go? D G D G Baby, Ba-by, where did the time go? D G G D G Those were the days… back in high school… D G D D G And now, I’m in a mini-van drivin’ kids to school. G D G D D G But, my sweet Mary Ann… she hasn’t aged a day, G D G D D G And here I am… man, I’m lookin’ so frayed. D G D G I gotta job… no TV at work! D G D G Wife and kids, button-up shirts! D G D G Cable TV and On Demand! D G A Now, I’m never gonna be separated from my Mary Ann! A A A A A A A A Ah-ah. Ah-ah. Ah-ah. Ah-ah. Ah. Ah. Ah. Ah. D G Oh my gosh, Mary Ann! (Mary Ann) D G My little firecracker in the sand. (In the sand) G D G My tropic-island-brunette with a tan. A A A A She’s my girlfriend, girlfriend, girlfriend… D G Oh my gosh, Mary Ann! (Mary Ann) D G My little firecracker in the sand. (In the sand) G D G My tropic-island-brunette with a tan. A D D G D D G D D G D She’s my girrr-l, and I’m her man, man, I, I, I man, man. I, I, I man, man, I, I, I man… Outtro G D