Gerry Rafferty Follow

Mary Skeffington, close your eyes
And make believe that you are just a girl again
Go to sleep tonight, dream of days
When you had something there to light the way.

Remember a holiday in a north-of-England town
You slept in a room upstairs on a bed of eiderdown.

Mary Skeffington, when you wake
You mustn't be afraid to face another day
Think of what you have, you'll get by
You've always been a lady so hold your head up high.

Look back on a home where you spent the best years of your life
Remember the man who asked you if you would be his wife.

And make believe that you are just a girl again
Go to sleep tonight, dream of days
When you had something there to light the way.

Acoustic Guitars: Gerry Rafferty / Rab Noakes
Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty
Backing Vocals: Rab Noakes