A5        D5       G5 
I hear the sound of distant drums 
    A5     D5    G5 
Far away, far away 
            A5        D5     G5 
And if they call for me to come 
            D5                G5 
Then I must go and you must stay 
 
 
        D5                   G5 
So Mary marry me, let's not wait 
            A5               A5                  D5 
Let's share all the time we can before it's too late 
 -      ( D5 )                                    G5  
Love me now for now is all the time there may be 
       A5             A5         D5 
If you love me Mary, Mary marry me 
 
 
I hear the sound of bugles blow 
Far away, far away 
And if they call, then I must go 
Across the sea, so wild and grey.  
 
So Mary marry me, let's not wait 
For the distant drums might change our wedding date  
And love me now, for now is all the time there may be 
If you love me Mary, Mary marry me