Suddenly Mary fell in the waterWere not I weary I would have caught herI watched for a moment and scrambled in afterWords of disownment were drowned out with laughterI awoke from a peaceful sleep and found my clothes under the tableAesop used to make me weep but now I'm part of Mary's fableSuddenly Mary fell in the waterI found myself married to somebody's daughter"Loving," she told me"Is a question of bravery"But when she started to hold meIt was closer to slaveryI got up for a bite to eat and found my clothes inside the iceboxI used to stand on my own to feet but now I sit when my new wife talksSuddenly Mary fell in the waterShe floated away with the ring that I bought herShe had convinced me that I was a failureI burned all my clothing and found a new tailorSuddenly Mary (repeat)Suddenly Mary's fine (repeat)