Mary in the Morning Al Martino Written by Johnny Cymbal and Mike Lendell. Cymbal also wrote and recorded "Mr. Bass Man" in 1963. Later, using his brother Derek's name, he also wrote and recorded "Cinnamon." Peaked at # 27 in 1967 Nothing's quite as pretty as Mary in the morning When through a sleepy haze I see her lying there Soft as the rain that falls on summer flowers Warm as the sunlight shining on her golden hair, aah-umm When I awake and see her there so close beside me I want to take her in my arms, the ache is there so deep inside me Nothin's quite as pretty as Mary in the morning Chasing a rainbow in her dreams so far away And when she turns to touch me I kiss her face so softly Then my Mary wakes to love another day, aah-umm And Mary's there in sunny days or stormy weather She doesn't care `cause right or wrong the love we share, we share together Nothin's quite as pretty as Mary in the evening Kissed by the shades of night and starlight on her hair And as we walk, I hold her close beside me All our tomorrows for a lifetime we will share, aah-umm, aah-umm FADE aah-umm