[Intro]       x4 [Verse 1] A very old friend came by today    ’Cause he was telling everyone in town About the love that he just found And Marie’s the name of his latest flame         [Verse 2] 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         [Chorus] Though I smiled the tears inside were a-burning    I wished him luck and then he said goodbye    He was gone but still his words kept returning    What else was there for me to do but cry         [Verse 3] 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         [Chorus] Though I smiled the tears inside were a-burning    I wished him luck and then he said goodbye    He was gone but still his words kept returning    What else was there for me to do but cry         [Verse 4] 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    [Outro] Marie’s the name of his latest flame    And Marie’s the name of his latest flame    And Marie’s the name of his latest flame