Chapin, Harry - If My Mary Were Here Lyrics

The best story teller of all time and one that those of us who loved his stories misses vert much. Rest in Peace to a fellow Long Islander.

Loved him then and still today.
His wisdom helped grow me up as a young woman in very deep and needed ways.
Now as a older gal who lived, loved, buried my 33 year old to suicide who incidentally also loved Harry music even though he wasn't even alive for her except through my deep love of him/his indelible mark upon me.
God, how I miss her.
Hoping she and I can give thanks to Harry in heaven one day.
Wouldn't that be cool if he performed for everyone there that loved him?

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Even though I never dated anyone named Mary, (that I remember), this song works for for every breakup I’ve ever had.

I'm drunk and seeing double,love this song

please take me in? isn't it josh?

who listens when you need a little light ? lets hope every childs mother lives to hear the stories the children have not yet spoken isn't it ?

so I got lit isn't it josh?

on the road to kingdom come isn't it here?if mary was here and grail around the knees isn't it josh?

What a loss and what a gift he had..starting to have enough time to remember, it was so real

shoot if mary were with me i would be more stoned :P

Yep, if my Makki were here I wouldn't be a fucked up mess💔🖤💍👁️🤬

I believe this song is a metaphor for wishing he had marijuana haha.

i love in the "picnic out in lincoln parl" line the music gets a little bit happier just at that moment he's talking about his plans

It's all too true; Harry was the nicest guy you could ever hope to meet, but it's also sadly true that the good die young. I'm really stoked that Harry didn't know how good he was, and I''ll never stop appreciating what he gave us.I'll cry sometimes, knowing what we lost, but I'll appreciate, cuz how can you not? And I know Harry wouldn't mind, cuz he gave us the music that music asked of him; he'd have gladly paid the price, had he known. That's the kind of guy he was.

So many still cry, and that says a lot. I hope he knew just what he captured. He'd have paid the price. Interesting , that.

Possible favorite Chapin track....

Chapin Music was released on CD but unsure what label put it out. I was lucky to find a copy at a record store in Levittown, Pa that had it. If you want to check with them, the name is Positively Records.
As for HC's stuff not getting played on the radio, HC himself said that they were too long. What a shame. He made way too much stuff that should of gotten airplay. Met him twice at the old Valley Forge Music Fair. Nice guy/

@Sheri451
I'm surprised that they have harry on the radio, finally a d.j. with some taste in music! - but to answer: you're close but harry start (from what I know) in '66 with the album "Chapin Music", I don't have the album -that was before Harry Chapin was "Harry Chapin", that was the "Chapin Brothers" I believe - his first ablum under "Harry Chapin" was "Heads and Tales" in '72, Sequel was his last in '80, this album "On the Road to Kingdom Come" was made in '76

"I'm a sad sack Sir Galahad whose sword's around his knees, with a Grail no longer holy and a prayer that's saying - please", who writes like that nowadays, I ask you?! Love this one (natch), but LOVE the version on "Legends of the Lost and Found" ten times as much *shaking fist at sky* It's become my own personal Grail.