I used to know this girl marie
and so the story goes, she never really talked to me
her house was seven blocks away

on my way to school I went to see if she's okay

tell me, where have you gone

where have you gone, marie
why did you leave
come back to me, cherie

I know you went away
you went away, marie
you cannot stay

you cannot stay, cherie
please stay with me, marie cherie
here in me


oh no, I did not treat you right
you're in the senses lost, you never had the chance to fly

she looked so pretty, like a dream
her skin's like velvet cream, she never made a sweet sixteen


nobody came around to see her
it was as if she was not there
a lone butterfly that's caught in a net (?)

...

tell me, where have you gone

where have you gone, marie
why did you leave
come back to me, cherie

I know you went away
you went away, marie
you cannot stay

you cannot stay, cherie
please stay with me, marie cherie
here in me


I know you went away
you went away, marie

you cannot stay
you cannot stay, cherie
tell me, where have you gone

where have you gone, marie
why did you leave
come back to me, cherie

I know you went away
you went away, marie
you cannot stay

you cannot stay, cherie
please stay with me, marie cherie
here in me