Marilyn Monroe didn’t marry Henry Miller
Marilyn Monroe didn’t marry Henry Miller
Marilyn Monroe didn’t marry Henry Miller
Marilyn Monroe didn’t marry Henry Miller

But if she did he’d ‘ve taken her to Paris
And if she did she’d ‘ve smoked a lot of opium
And if she did she’d ‘ve dyed her hair blue
And if she did she might be alive

Oh-oh Henry Miller
Oh-oh Marilyn Monroe
Oh-oh Henry Miller
Oh-oh Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe didn’t marry Henry Miller
She lived outside the Tropic of Capricorn
Marilyn Monroe didn’t marry Henry Miller
I don’t even know if she knew Henry Miller

But if she did he’d ‘ve taken her to Paris
And if she did they’d ‘ve fucked every day
And if she did she’d ‘ve felt like a woman
Not like a photograph in a magazine

Oh-oh Henry Miller
Oh-oh Marilyn Monroe

This is not a knock against Arthur Miller
Death of a Salesman is my favorite play
But Marilyn Monroe should’ve married Henry Miller
And if she did she might be alive

Cause if she did he’d ‘ve taken her to Paris
Tied her to the bed and eaten dinner off of her
And okay maybe she’d ‘ve died the same anyway
But if she did she’d ‘ve had more fun

Oh-oh Henry Miller
Oh-oh Marilyn Monroe
Oh-oh Henry Miller
Oh-oh Marilyn Monroe

(lyrics: Dan Bern)