Mary Lee lyrics
by Cats



I got in town tonight
I wasn`t feeling right
Stopped in a lonely bar for a drink or two
The lights were turned down low
And the whiskey started to flow
Then I saw a girl looking lonely too

She was a wild barroom woman
Looked just like the girl I used to know
The girl I left in Tennessee with our daughter Mary Lee
And on a night like this, I miss them so

I drank the whiskey down
Moved my mind around
The jukebox played a song from way back home
She put her hand on mine
Oh lord it felt so fine
She said "hey, there ain`t no cause to drink alone"

She was a wild barroom woman
Looked just like the girl I used to know
The girl I left in Tennessee with our daughter Mary Lee
And on a night like this, I miss them so

And god knows I wanted more
But I had felt that hand before
I closed my eyes and saw a memory
And when she said her name I cried out loud in shame
She said "everbody calls me Mary Lee"

She was a wild barroom woman
Looked just like the girl I used to know
The girl I left in Tennessee with our daughter Mary Lee
And on a night like this, I miss them so

She was a wild wild wild barroom woman
Looked just like the girl I used to know
The girl I left in Tennessee with our daughter Mary Lee
And on a night like this, I miss them so