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Intro

 For the sake of Mary I kicked the reds

Junked the juice, I drink coffee instead

Straightened my teeth, bent my back

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Cut my friends dead from the old rat-pack, for Mary

She bought me this silk suit, watch and chain

She put the rhythm in my stride again

She showed me the way to make her feel good

If I could do more then I surely would, for Mary. Ah, for Mary.

 For the sake of Mary I played my hand

 She still don't trust me to be her man

 I say the right thing but my timing's bad

 She thinks I'm like the rest, but I'm the best she's ever had

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For the sake of Mary, for the sake of Mary

Oh I was cook first class on the Belfast B

But when she sailed she sailed without me

In Needle Pete's I got my last tattoo

In bleeding letters of red and blue for Mary. Ah, for Mary

For the sake of Mary I changed my drift

I got a good job on the graveyard shift

She set her heart on a pretty little place

I want to see the tears of joy on her face, oh-oh

For the sake of Mary

Instrumental part

For the sake of Mary I keep the flame

I don't want to be a villain again

She had her bad times and it shook her about

I don't want to take the easy way out, no, no

For the sake of Mary...