I hear the sound of distant drums   Far away, far away   And when they call for me to come   Then I must go and you must stay      So Mary, marry me, let's not wait      Let's share all the time   We can before it's too late   So love me now for now   Is all the time there may be      If you love me, Mary, Mary marry me      I hear the sound of bugles blow   Far away, far away   And when they call then I must go   Across the sea so wild and gray      So Mary, marry me, let's not wait      For those distant drums   Might change our wedding day   Please love me now for now   Is all the time there may be      If you love me, Mary, Mary marry me