Well, Mairi Mac's mother's makin' Mairi Mac marry me
My mother's makin' me marry Mairi Mac
We'll all be merry when Mairi's takin' care o' me
We'll all be merry when I marry Mairi Mac

(Three, four!)

There's a neat little lass, her name is Mairi Mac
Make no mistake she's the girl I'm gonna track
Lots of other fellas wanna get her on her back
But I'm thinking that they'll have to get up early

Mairi Mac's mother's makin' Mairi Mac marry me
My mother's makin' me marry Mairi Mac
We'll all be merry when Mairi's takin' care o' me
We'll all be merry when I marry Mairi Mac

Now Mairi and her mother are often seen together
In fact you never see the one without the other
And people often wonder if it's Mairi or her mother
Or the both of them together that I'm courting

Well, Mairi Mac's mother's makin' Mairi Mac marry me
My mother's makin' me marry Mairi Mac
We'll all be merry when Mairi's takin' care o' me
We'll all be merry when I marry Mairi Mac
Up among the heather in the hills of Benachie
I sat with a bonnie lass sittin' on my knee
Then a bumblebee stung me up above my knee
Up among the heather in the hills of Benachie

Mairi Mac's mother's makin' Mairi Mac marry me
My mother's makin' me marry Mairi Mac
We'll all be merry when Mairi's takin' care o' me
We'll all be merry when I marry Mairi Mac

[Tin whistle solo]

Well, I asked my bonnie lass, "Where ya wanna spend the day?"
She said among the heather in the hills of Benachie
Up where all the lads and lasses are making out so free
Up among the heather in the hills of Benachie

Mairi Mac's mother's makin' Mairi Mac marry me
My mother's makin' me marry Mairi Mac
We'll all be merry when Mairi's takin' care o' me
We'll all be merry when I marry Mairi Mac

The wedding's on a Wednesday, everything's now arranged
Soon her name will change to mine unless her mind be changed
I'm makin' all arrangements that I think should be arranged
A marriage is an awful undertaking
Well, Mairi Mac's mother's makin' Mairi Mac marry me
My mother's makin' me marry Mairi Mac
We'll all be merry when Mairi's takin' care o' me
We'll all be merry when I marry Mairi Mac

It's sure to be a grand affair, grander than a fair
There's gonna be a fork and plate for every man who's there
And I'll be a bugger if I don't get my share
If I don't, I'll be very much mistaken

Mairi Mac's mother's makin' Mairi Mac marry me
My mother's makin' me marry Mairi Mac
We'll all be merry when Mairi's takin' care o' me
We'll all be merry when I marry Mairi Mac

There's a neat little lass, her name is Mairi Mac
Make no mistake she's the girl I'm gonna track
Lots of other fellas wanna get her on her back
But I'm thinking that they'll have to get up early

Mairi Mac's mother's makin' Mairi Mac marry me
My mother's makin' me marry Mairi Mac
We'll all be merry when Mairi's takin' care o' me
We'll all be merry when I marry Mairi Mac

Mairi Mac's mother's makin' Mairi Mac marry me
My mother's makin' me marry Mairi Mac
We'll all be merry when Mairi's takin' care o' me
We'll all be merry when I marry Mairi Mac!