(intro) ( instrumental) (female Lead enters, smooth and warm) (Lead) I push my little cart right down the aisle (Background) (Shoo-wop, shoo-wop) (Lead) Just waitin' in line to see her sweet, sweet smile (Background) (Ooooh, her sweet smile) (Lead) Down at the local neighborhood store (Background) (Bop-bop-bop-bop) (Lead) She’s the only girl that I adore (Background) (Ahhhh, he adores) (Chorus) (Lead) Oh, Mary the checker, she's so kind (Background) (Dum-dum-dum-doo-wah) (Lead) The sweetest sweetheart you could ever find (Background) (Oh, she's so kind) (Lead) She rings up the apples, she bags up the bread (Background) (Ring-a-ding-ding) (Lead) But she's ringing a love song inside of my head! (Background) (Whoa-whoa-whoa, Mary!) (Verse 2) (Lead) The line can get long, clear down to the back (Background) (Shoo-wop, shoo-wop) (Lead) But she's got a warm welcome that the others all lack (Background) (Ooooh, they all lack) (Lead) She asks 'bout your mother, she knows everyone's name (Background) (Bop-bop-bop-bop) (Lead) Since she started working, this town ain't the same (Background) (Ahhhh, ain't the same) (Chorus) (Lead) Oh, Mary the checker, she's so kind (Background) (Dum-dum-dum-doo-wah) (Lead) The sweetest sweetheart you could ever find (Background) (Oh, she's so kind) (Lead) She rings up the apples, she bags up the bread, checks the eggs, asks for ID, (Background) (Ring-a-ding-ding) (Lead) But she's ringing a love song inside of my head! (Background) (Whoa-whoa-whoa, Mary!) (Bridge) (Lead) Now, I don't need no milk, and I don't need no cheese, steaks, hotdogs or corn dogs, (Background) (Wah-wah-wah) (Lead) But I'm buyin' a dozen just to catch a breeze (Background) (Ooooh, catch a breeze) (Lead) Of her sweet perfume as she hands me the change (Background) (Ching-a-ling-ling) (Lead) She's got me actin' so crazy, got me feelin' so strange! (Verse 3) (Lead) Tomorrow I'll be back, 'bout a quarter to three (Background) (Shoo-wop, shoo-wop) (Lead) Hopin' that she saves a special smile just for me (Background) (Ooooh, just for me) (Lead) I'll buy me a paper, a nickel's worth of gum (Background) (Bop-bop-bop-bop) (Lead) 'Cause to Mary the checker's where I always run (Background) (Ahhhh, always run) (Chorus) (Lead) Oh, Mary the checker, she's so kind (Background) (Dum-dum-dum-doo-wah) (Lead) The sweetest sweetheart you could ever find (Background) (Oh, she's so kind) (Lead) She rings up the apples, she bags up the bread (Background) (Ring-a-ding-ding) (Lead) But she's ringing a love song inside of my head! (Outro) (Lead) Yeah, my grocery store angel... (Background) (Shoo-doo-wop, shoo-wop) (Lead) She's ringin' up my heart... (Background) (Shoo-doo-wop, shoo-wop) (Lead) Oh, Mary... (Background) (Ooooooooooh...) (Lead) Keep the change. (Background) (...owe!)
