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The Ghost of 5th Floor Mary by ‘Les Paul’s’ (The Paul’s) from our album The Chelsea Hotel#3
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The Ghost of 5th Floor Mary lyrics
He’d drowned on the Titanic, Mary survived
Not many got off that cursed ship alive
They took her to The Chelsea with others too
But she remained sad and distraught through and through
She’d cry, ‘Bring him back, bring him back to me
Oh Lord, I must be with him, bring him back from the sea’
They’d made a vow to always be side by side
Now she had nothing left as a lonely widowed bride
She just couldn’t take the pain anymore
She arranged the chair and rope and locked the door
Just after midnight she kicked away the chair
In the morning the chambermaid found her hanging there
There,
She saw her
She saw her
She saw her
She saw Mary hanging there
She saw Mary hanging there
On the 5th floor Mary’s ghost walks the hall
And sometimes floats through the solid brick walls
In the hallway mirror she mumbles and she stares
Getting ready for his return, combing her long dark hair
Where,
I saw her
I saw her
I saw her
I saw Mary standing there
I saw Mary standing there
Many had seen her through the years, some artists too
Michael said he was so scared he just didn’t know what to do
He just stood and stared at the ghost of 5th floor Mary
And was white as a ghost, no explanation is necessary
Right there,
He saw her
He saw her
He saw her
He saw Mary standing there
He saw Mary standing there
If you see Mary, don’t be alarmed
She’s trapped in time and don’t mean no harm
Maybe one day from her pain she’ll be released
Maybe her soul will eventually rest in peace
I saw her
I saw her
I saw her
I saw Mary standing there
I saw Mary standing there
Music composed and performed by Paul Odiase BMI No. 1252265 (Switzerland)
Song lyrics by Paul Robert Thomas PRS No. 497904008 (London)
PRS Tunecode 820441AT
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