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about
Around 2012, a group known as Ocearch began tagging, tracking, and researching the movements of great white sharks in the North Atlantic, which up to that point were thought rare if not absent all together. Mary Lee, a 3,465 lb 16 foot queen of the sea became the beloved female great white crush for marine biology nerds up and down the east coast. She was tagged on September 17, 2012 and named after the Ocearch founder’s (Chris Fisher) mother. Thought to be in her 50’s she visited my beloved beaches of Cape Hatteras in her journey as well as passing through the Cape Fear River and out to Wrightsville Beach one cold winter day while some friends and I were surfing. The last we heard from the legendary lady was June 17, 2017 after which her tag fell off or failed. I was thankful to have my friend and fellow musician, Crystal Bright, collaborate with me and provide the haunting voice of Mary Lee and her accordion.
lyrics
Mary Lee, how many teeth
have gone missing since your last feed?
How many more fell to the ocean floor?
How many centuries till we find them on the shore?
Mary Lee, Mary Lee, Mary Lee
It's me, Mary Lee. I don't need to breach,
unless I get hungry and see on the surface something to eat.
My sense of smell is the best in the ocean.
My ampulla of Lorenzini can detect any motion.
Mary Lee, Mary Lee, Mary Lee
Mary Lee, when will you surface
so we can see where you've been?
We all want to know where you will go,
and if you will show us your great white mysteries.
Mary Lee, Mary Lee, Mary Lee
Its me, Mary Lee, but I am not lonely.
I carry these tags sending signals to let you know where I am.
If you happen to see me, please know I'm not mean.
I'm just trying to keep the ocean clean.
Mary Lee, Mary Lee, Mary Lee
Mary Lee you are so misunderstood,
so I will speak of all the good.
Let us know next time you’re near,
swimming past our Fear.
Because we cannot survive without you in our lives,
and your underwater appetite.
Mary Lee, Mary Lee, Mary Lee
credits
from Sea Songs For LIttle Pirates,
released October 28, 2018
Jason Andre – Vocals and acoustic guitar
Crystal Bright – Vocals and accordion
Allan Upham – Bass
This New Haven duo write bright and emotionally resonant folk music where sweeping strings elevate gorgeous melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 23, 2021
Bright and skipping songs that foreground the sound of the banjo and fingerstyle guitar in music that feels timeless. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 5, 2020
