Whoa-ho-ho here I am on my knees again I'll do anything just to make it right Say you'll understand, oh I know you can C'mon Marianne No matter what people say, it didn't happen that way She was a passing fling and not a permanent thing Say you'll understand, oh I know you can C'mon Marianne (baby) C'mon Marianne (baby) C'mon Marianne (baby) Say you can understand My Marianne, Marianne, Marianne, Marianne Well now your big brown eyes are all full of tears From the bitterness of my cheatin' years So I hang my head, wish that I was dead C'mon Marianne (baby) C'mon Marianne (baby) C'mon Marianne (baby) Say you can understand My Marianne (baby) C'mon Marianne (baby) C'mon Marianne (baby)