Ma-ri-anne, oh Ma-ri-anne, oh,
Won't you mar-ry me?
We can have a bam-boo hut
And bran-dy in the tea.
Leave your fat old ma-ma home,
She nev-er will say yes
If ma-ma don't know now, she can guess.
Chorus:
All day, all night, Ma-ri-anne
Down by the sea-side, sift-ing sand.
Ev-en lit-tle child-ren love Ma-ri-anne
Down by the sea-side sift-ing sand.