A very old friend came by today N' he was telling everyone in town Of the girl that he has found And Marie's the name of his latest flame He talked and talked and I heard him say That she had the longest blackest hair The prettiest green eyes anywhere And Marie's the name of his latest flame Though I smiled the tears inside me was burnin I wished him luck and then he said good-bye He was gone but still his words kept returnin What else was there for me to do but cry-hay-hay Would you believe that yesterday This girl was in my arms and swore to me She'd be mine eternally And Marie's the name of his latest flame Though I smiled the tears inside me was burnin I wished him luck and then he said good-bye He was gone but still his words kept returnin What else was there for me to do but cry-hay-hay Would you believe that yesterday This girl was in my arms and swore to me She'd be mine eternally And Marie's the name of his latest flame Yeah Marie's the name of his latest flame Yeah Marie's the na-hey-hey-me of his latest flame