MARY IN THE MORNING
(Johnny Cymbal / Michael Rashkow)

Al Martino - 1967
Glen Campbell, Percy Faith, Ed Ames, Eddy Arnold, etc. - 1968
Elvis Presley - 1970


Nothing's quite as pretty as Mary In The Morning
When through a sleepy haze I see her lying there
Soft as the rain that falls on summer flowers
Warm as the sunlight shining on her golden hair, Ummm-um

When I awake and see her there 
so close beside me
I want to take her in my arms, 
The ache is there, so deep inside me

And nothing's quite as pretty as Mary In The Morning
Chasing a rainbow in her dreams so far away
And when she turns to touch it, I kiss her face so softly
And then my Mary wakes to love another day, Ummm-um

And Mary's there, in summer days or stormy weather
She doesn't care, who's right or wrong, 
The love we share
we share together, Ooo-oo

Nothing's quite as pretty as Mary in the evening
Kissed by the shades of night and starlight in her hair
And as we walk, I hold her close beside me
All our tomorrows for a lifetime we will share, Ummm-um


(Corrections by Michael Rashkow - February 2006)