Capo 3rd fret
Standard (EADGBE)
(Original Key: )
Intro
Verse 1
A friend of mine told me, one early mornin',
(Over at Mary's place, ho),
Said tonight, there's gonna be a party goin' on,
(Over at Mary's place, ho).
He said; if you can enjoy a real nice af-fair,
(Over at Mary's place, ho),
Then you'll make it your business to be right there,
(Over at Mary's place, ho). He said, in fact;
Chorus 1
Meet me, (meet me at Mary's place),
We're gonna have us a ball to-day.
Why don't you; (meet me at Mary's place)?
Why don't you meet me, (meet me at Mary's place)?
We're gonna have us a ball to-day.
Why don't you, (meet me at Mary's place, ho)?
Verse 2
He said; there's one thing that I want you to know,
(Over at Mary's place, ho),
You're gonna have a good time, be-fore you go,
(Over at Mary's place, ho).
He said; there's one more thing that I'm gonna guaran-tee,
(Over at Mary's place, ho),
Got to have fun if you're a man like me,
(Over at Mary's place, ho). If you wanna have fun...
Chorus 2
Meet me, (meet me at Mary's place),
We're gonna have us a ball to-day.
Why don't you; (meet me at Mary's place)?
Why don't you meet me, (meet me at Mary's place)?
We're gonna have us a ball to-day,
Why don't you, (meet me at Mary's place, ho)?
Chorus 3
Meet me, (meet me at Mary's place),
We're gonna have us a ball to-day.
Why don't you; (meet me at Mary's place)?
Why don't you meet me, (meet me at Mary's place)?
We're gonna have us a ball to-day,
Why don't you, (meet me at Mary's place, ho)?
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