[STJERBINKSY]
Don't ever tell me
That you've heard the cello
For you've never met Marianne
Don't talk of silver
Or violet or yellow
For you've never met Marianne

Don't mention garnets
Or pearls from Manilla
Forget them as fast as you can
Don't speak of ginger
Or lime or vanilla
Until you have kissed Marianne

Don't ever mention
The lights from the planets
For you've never seen Marianne
You pity the Jennys
The Janes and the Janets
The moment you've seen Marianne

And so the one thing I'm positive of is
That God made me one lucky man
Gentlemen, sorry
You won't know what love is
Until you have loved Marianne
And so the one thing I'm positive of is
That God made me one lucky man
Gentlemen, sorry
You won't know what love is
Until you have loved Marianne