(K. Grimwood/E. Idlet)
Well, it`s up in the morning, before the sun,
That sun that`ll be setting before I`m done.
The furrows behind me will show where I`ve been.
Tomorrow I`ll start it all over again.
Day after day, we work all our lives,
The sons and the daughters, the husbands and wives,
And time is another thing your money can`t buy.
So let`s go out dancing when the moon lights the sky.
Oh, Pretty Mary, come dance with me,
Let`s leave all our troubles behind.
Give me your hand and we`ll follow our feet,
Sway to the rhythm, step 1-2-3.
Well, there`s crawfish to boil and catfish to fry.
Onions to cut, and tears we must cry.
And cornbread goes perfect with red beans and rice.
So let`s go out dancing when the moon lights the sky.
Oh, Pretty Mary, come dance with me,
Let`s leave all our troubles behind.
Give me your hand and we`ll follow our feet,
Sway to the rhythm, step 1-2-3.