Songs
Marry Ann
Description
"Marry Ann", also known as "Mary Ann" is a song originally composed, performed, recorded, and released by Regina Spektor. One of Regina's earliest songs, it was performed live potentially as early as 1998 (exact date unknown, sometime between 1998 and 2000 per Papa's Bootlegs before being officially released on 11:11 in March 2001.
"Marry ann" was included on the compilation release Mary Ann Meets the Gravediggers and Other Short Stories released on 2006-01-16 for the European market. The song was remastered as part of the rerelease of 11:11 on 2022-08-26. A live version was released as part of Papa's Bootlegs on the same date. Other than this release, "Marry Ann" has no known live performances.
On Mary Ann Meets the Gravediggers and Other Short Stories, the eponymous character's name has been inexplicably changed to "Mary Ann", perhaps attempting to correct a potential spelling error in the original name "Marry Ann". Additionally, the track "Marry Ann" from 11:11 is included in this release, renamed "Mary Ann". Since then, "Marry Ann" was again released on the aforementioned 11:11 remaster and Papa's Bootlegs, suggesting that this is indeed the intended name and the renaming was made in error.
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Lyrics
Miss Marry Ann kept her man
In porcupine gloves, in porcupine gloves
And on that day as scheduled
They made porcupine love, porcupine love
So stiff and stuck and prickly
He came in and then back out quickly
But Lord, not any quicker than according to plan
Like a soldier, one foot in front of the other
Miss Marry Ann had a man
Named Stan, Stan Butler
He had no antlers, he had no center
He had no enter and he had no exit
His hair was short and prickly
He came in and then back out quickly
But Lord, not any quicker than according to plan
Like a soldier, one foot in front of the other
And how he loved her apple pies
How he loved her meat loaf
How he loved her chicken breasts
How he loved her pudding
Served promptly at eight o'clock
Served promptly at seven
Served promptly at ten o'clock
And promptly at eleven, heaven
Miss Marry Ann kept her cans in alphabetical order
Miss Marry Ann began to have some thoughts of murder
Miss Marry Ann started to think real hard about her future
Miss Marry Ann preferred her meat to be freshly butchered
Oh, she killed him rather quickly
Man, that woman was truly sickly
But Lord, not any sicker than according to plan
Like a soldier, one foot in front of the other
And how he loved her apple pies
How he loved her meat loaf
How he loved her chicken breasts
How he loved her pudding
Served promptly at eight o'clock
Served promptly at seven
Served promptly at ten o'clock
And promptly at eleven, heaven
Miss Marry Ann kept her man
In porcupine gloves, in porcupine gloves
And on that day as scheduled
They made porcupine love
Porcupine lo-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-achoo!
Sheet Music
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Song Facts
Release Status:
Released
Originally By:
Original
Collaborators:
Solo
Alternate Titles:
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Written:
Unknown
Demo:
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First Official Release:
First Live Performance:
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Last Live Performance:
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Song Stats
First Known Date:
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Last Known Date:
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Time Between First Known Date and Last Known Date:
Time Between First and Last Performance:
never played live
# of Appearances on Official Releases:
3
# of Times Performed Live:
0
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