Elvis recorded Mary in the Morning on June 5, 1970, at RCA’s Nashville studios. In the documentary Elvis – That’s the Way It Is, he was filmed singing the song at the International Hotel in Las Vegas in August 1970. The soundtrack LP, however, featu…
Elvis recorded Mary in the Morning on June 5, 1970, at RCA’s Nashville studios. In the documentary Elvis – That’s the Way It Is, he was filmed singing the song at the International Hotel in Las Vegas in August 1970. The soundtrack LP, however, featured the studio track, not the live version.
Written by: Johnny Cymbal, Mike Rashkow
Michael Rashkow: "Elvis sang the song with a little bit different phrasing. It was a change from how it was written and how everyone else had recorded it. The way he sang it disturbed me originally because it wasn't what I was used to, but I've come to think that he got it 100 percent right. What Elvis did is better than what we had done, and I'm not the kind of person who usually says that about anyone or anything."
Nothing's quite as pretty as Mary in the morning
When through the 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
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
Nothing's quite as pretty as Mary in the morning
Chasing the rainbow in her dreams so far away
And when she turns to touch me I kiss her face so softly
And then my Mary wakes to love and love again
And Mary's there in summer days or stormy weather
She doesn't care, 'cause right or wrong the love we share
We share together
Nothing's quite as pretty as Mary in the evening
Kissed by the shade of night and starlight in her hair
And as we walk, I hold her close beside me
All our tomorrows for a lifetime we will share
