Verse
F C
She’ll pack up and go to Branson in a heartbeat
Am G
Play a few hands of pitch along the way
Em F
Work them slots in Tama for an entire day
G G7
Then later splurge for dinner at the Sirloin Stockade
F C
She can whip up a mean rhubarb cream pie
F C G/B Am
And her cornbread and beans are just to die for
Em F
They’ll get gobbled up within the blink of an eye
G G7
But don’t worry, she’d be happy to make you up some more
[Chorus 1]
C
Mary Dell turns 90 today
G
That’s 90 trips around the suns fiery blaze
F C Am F
And all the folks that know her well have great stories that they tell
C G C
About good lookin, hard workin Mary Dell
[Verse 2]
F C
From the rolling hills of Bakers Acres
Am G
To 331 McFerson Street
Em F
And 227 Woodland, where all the kids grew up
G G7
To have that many memories must be pretty neat
F C
Yeah, she’s the lovely lady from Ottumwa
Am G
D devoted member of the First Lutheran Church
Em F
And if I were the first spring robin
G G7
210 Marianna is where I’d wanna perch
[Chorus]
C
Mary Dell turns 90 today
G
That’s 90 trips around the suns fiery blaze
F C Am F
And all the folks that know her well have great stories that they tell
C G C
About good lookin, hard workin Mary Dell
[Chorus 2]
C
She’s a great grandma
C
She’s a grandma
C G
She’s a mother, aunt, sister, cousin, she's a wife
F C
She’s the daughter of the Bakers
Am G C
And she leads an extraordinary life
F G C
Yeah she leads an extraordinary life