Goodbye Marie

I saw her last by the sea
She said that’s where we’d marry
She told me once
When her cheeks were flushed
Guess her drink was the reason for her plea

I saw her last by the shore
She did not remember what she swore
She told me that night
We’d be wed by morning light
And that all was fair in love and war

I saw her last in the sand
She’s had too much whiskey to stand
She said, “Hush now, friend. We’ll be together in the end”
As she crawled towards the waves on her knees
She was carried away by the sea

O Marie, O Marie
You promised yourself to me
But your fate was set to be fearless, to be free
In that big, black bellowing sea

O Marie, O Marie
Why did you promise yourself to me?
When your fate was set to be fearless, to be free
In that big, black bellowing sea