Mary's Divorce

She’s hired a lawyer to go for the kill,
And a chartered accountant to add up the bill,
And her mother attended as a matter of course,
And they’re all here for Mary’s divorce…
God help her husband, that pitiful wretch,
Who sold their possessions to line his own nest,
He’s broken that promise, for betteror worse,
Now, he’s part of Mary’s divorce…
Step we gaily, on we go,
Heel and heel, and toe for toe,
Arm in arm and row and row,
All for Mary’s divorce…
She wants the children the house and the car,
He wants the earth, the moon, the stars,
She knows he’s unfaithful, and his habit of force,
Are grounds for Mary’s divorce…
And all of their friends are well out of sight,
So they won’t be accused of takeing sides,
But still they remain a reliable source,
Of gossip on Mary’s divorce…
The decree absolute was granted today,
When the interested parties had all had their say,
They met in a courtroom and discussee themselves hoarse,
The terms for Mary’s divorce…
So quick to forget and slow to forgive,
The painful reminders of the ways that we live,
From joyful union to hopeless cause,
The story of Mary’s divorce…
Step we gaily, on we go,
Heel and heel, and toe for toe,
Arm in arm and row and row,
All for Mary’s divorce…