you sit on my shoulder

whispering, “you will succumb to me tonight”

you’re such a scolder, always daring me to give your apple a bite

you slide, you slither, you glide across my ankle, you ride up my leg

you tease, “come hither”

i freeze, i get down on my knees and i beg

i’m beggin’ you…

 

mary mary, you’re my angel in mourning

you’re my devil in bed

i should have heeded the warning

i had to have you instead

 

you smile sweetly

blurring the boundaries that should be so clear

you talk discreetly

purring the words that I want to hear

you wink, you rub me

you slink into my lap and then you settle in warm

i blink, you snub me

i shrink back, what the hell, you make it hard to perform

 

mary mary, come and give me your blessing

you’re the only one who can save me

instead you’re always undressing

you enslave me

mary, you’re my angel in mourning

you’re my devil in bed

i should have heeded the warning

i had to have you instead

 

mary,

my hidden pleasure

my guilty treasure

my secret room

mary

my saint delilah

hair flying while astride my bedroom broom

 

you’re up in my elm tree

whistling to me “why don’t you come with me tonight”

you overwhelm me

i’m scared of ruffled feathers, afraid you’ll take flight

you preen, you flutter, serene under the covers

you’re leaning my way

unseen, i shudder,

i mean you make me mutter things that i shouldn’t say

 

mary mary, come and give me your blessing

you’re the only one who can save me

instead you’re always undressing

you enslave me

mary, you’re my angel in mourning

you’re my devil in bed

i should have heeded the warning

the sirens in my head

i had to have you instead