SO LONG MARY
From the Broadway show "Only 45 Minutes from Broadway"
(George M. Cohan) (1905) 

George M. Cohan



"It's awfully nice of all of you to meet me at the train." 
"So long, Mary." 
"I didn't think you'd care if you should ne'er see me again." 
"You're wrong, Mary." 

"This reminds me of my family, 
On the day I left Schenectady. 
To the depot then they came with me 
I seem to hear them say:" 

'So long, Mary 
Mary, we will miss you so! 
So long, Mary 
How we hate to see you go. 
And we'll all be longing for you, Mary, 
While you roam. 
So long, Mary 
Don't forget to come back home.'" 

"It's awfully nice of all you boys to see me off today." 

"So long, Mary." 

I didn't think you'd care 
If I should wither, go or stay." 

"You're wrong, Mary." 

"Yes, I'm going to other lands to dwell 
Awfully nice of you to wish me well. 
Hardly thought a soul in New Rochelle 
Would even come to say: 

'So long, Mary 
Mary, we will miss you so! 
So long, Mary 
How we hate to see you go. 
And we'll all be longing for you, Mary, 
While you roam. 
So long, Mary 
Don't forget to come back home.'"