WHAT WILL MY MARY SAY
JOHNNY MATHIS
SONGWRITER: PAUL
VANCE & EDDIE SNYDER
COUNTRY: U.S.A.
ALBUM: THE SINGLES
LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS
GENRE: EASY LISTENING
YEAR: 1990
John
Royce "Johnny" Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer
of popular music and jazz.
Starting his career with singles of standard
music, he became highly popular as an album
artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum status and
73 making the Billboard charts to date. Mathis has sold well over 350 million records worldwide, according
to Guinness Book of World Records writer
and charts music historian Paul
Gambaccini and other sources. This makes Mathis
the third biggest selling artist of the 20th century.
Although
he is frequently described as a romantic singer, his discography includes jazz,
traditional
pop, Brazilian
music, Spanish
music, soul music,
rhythm and blues,
soft rock, Broadway theatre,
Tin Pan Alley standards, some blues and country songs, and even a few disco songs
for his album Mathis Magic in 1979. Mathis also recorded six albums of Christmas music.
In a 1968 interview, Mathis cited Lena Horne,
Nat King Cole,
and Bing Crosby among his musical influences.
I
must be going (Don't go)
My heart is showing (Don't go)
I better hurry away
If I don't leave I'll be sorry
What will my Mary say?
Your lips are thrilling
My arms are willing
I know that I shouldn't stay
If I don't leave I'll be sorry
What will my Mary say?
What would I do if she should need me
And find me kissing you?
She's always trusted me completely
Her poor heart would break in two
I must be going (Don't go)
My heart is showing (Don't go)
I better hurry away
If I don't leave I'll be sorry
What will my Mary say?
If I don't leave I'll be sorry
What will my Mary say?
(Don't go)
(Don't go)