Miss Mary Mack
Joyful Jumps and Silver Buttons: Miss Mary Mack's Whimsical Tale
Lyrics
Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack
Introduction of the character "Miss Mary Mack."
All dressed in black, black, black
Describing Miss Mary Mack's attire, all in black.
With silver buttons, buttons, buttons
Details about silver buttons on her clothing.
All down her back, back, back
Continuation of the description, buttons going down her back.
She asked her mother, mother, mother
Miss Mary Mack asks her mother for fifteen cents.
For fifteen cents, cents, cents
The purpose of the money is to see elephants.
To see the elephants, elephants, elephants
Imaginary scene of elephants jumping over a fence.
Jump over the fence, fence, fence
Emphasizing the height of the elephants' jump.
They jumped so high, high, high
Continuation of the description of the elephants' jump.
They reached the sky, sky, sky
Reaching the sky, exaggerating the height of the jump.
And they never come back, back, back
Assertion that the elephants never come back.
'Til the 4th of July-ly-ly
Setting a specific date for their return, the 4th of July.
And they never come back, back, back
Reiteration of the elephants not coming back.
'Til the 4th of July-ly-ly
Reiteration of the return date, the 4th of July.
Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack
Reintroduction of Miss Mary Mack.
All dressed in black, black, black
Describing her attire again, dressed in black.
With silver buttons, buttons, buttons
Repetition of silver buttons on her clothing.
All down her back, back, back
Repetition of buttons going down her back.
She asked her mother, mother, mother
Miss Mary Mack requests fifteen cents again.
For fifteen cents, cents, cents
Reiteration of the purpose, wanting to see elephants.
To see the elephants, elephants, elephants
Imaginary scene of elephants jumping over a fence (repeated).
Jump over the fence, fence, fence
Emphasis on the height of the elephants' jump (repeated).
They jumped so high, high, high
Continuation of the description of the elephants' jump (repeated).
They reached the sky, sky, sky
Reaching the sky, exaggerating the height of the jump (repeated).
And they never come back, back, back
Assertion that the elephants never come back (repeated).
'Til the 4th of July-ly-ly
Setting a specific date for their return, the 4th of July (repeated).
And they never come back, back, back
Reiteration of the elephants not coming back (repeated).
'Til the 4th of July-ly-ly (once again)
Reiteration of the return date, the 4th of July (repeated).
And they never come back, back, back
Final repetition of the elephants not coming back.
'Til the 4th of July-ly-ly
Final repetition of the return date, the 4th of July.
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