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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Robert Preston
Robert Preston
Performer
Herbert Greene
Herbert Greene
Music Director
The Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills
Performer
Barbara Cook
Barbara Cook
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Meredith Willson
Meredith Willson
Composer
Herbert Greene
Herbert Greene
Vocal Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dickie Jones
Dickie Jones
Producer

Lyrics

Marian...
Madam Librarian...
What can I do, my dear, to catch your ear
I love you madly, madly Madam Librarian...Marian
Heaven help us if the library caught on fire
And the Volunteer Hose Brigademen
Had to whisper the news to Marian...Madam Librar-shh-ian
What can I say, my dear, to make it clear
I need you badly, badly, Madam Librarian...Marian
If I stumbled and I busted my what-you-may-call-it
I could lie on your floor unnoticed
'Till my body had turned to carrion....Madam Librarian
Now in the moonlight, a man could sing it
In the moonlight
And a fellow would know that his darling
Had heard ev'ry word of his song
With the moonlight helping along
But when I try in here to tell you, dear
I love you madly, madly, Madam Librarian...Marian
It's a long lost cause I can never win
For the civilized world accepts as unforgivable sin
Any talking out loud with any librarian
Such as Marian.....Madam Librarian
Written by: Meredith Willson
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