Mary Long
(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
From "Who Do We Think We Are", 1973
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Mary Long is a hypocrite
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She does all the things that she tells us not to do
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Selling filth from a corner shop
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And knitting patterns to the high street queue
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She paints roses, even makes them smell good
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And then she draws titties on the khazy wall
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Drowns kittens just to get a thrill
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And writes sermons in the Sun-day Chronicle
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How did you lose your virginity, Ma-ry Long ?
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When will you lose your stupidity, Mary Long ?

Mary told Johnny not to write such trash
Said it was a waste of public money
She made a fuss, they made apologies
But everybody thought the show was funny
When the nation knew you''d had children
It came as such a surprise
We really didn''t know you''d had it in you
How you did it we can only surmise

How did you lose your virginity, Mary Long ?
When will you lose your stupidity, Mary Long ?

Mary Long, you''re not alone
But you''re a long way behind our times
What we do in full frontal view
Is more honest than your clean-up mind
What I''m saying, Mary Long is
When you can spare a minute
Go find your friend the porny Lord
Dig your self a hole and jump in it

How did you lose your virginity, Mary Long ?
When will you lose your stupidity, Mary Long ?