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Who is Maggie May?

April 26, 2017Maggie

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Who is Maggie May?

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One of the tracks on Songs in Red and Gray is called (I’ll Never be) Your Maggie May. Who is this woman? As far as I know, she does not exist in real life, but is the character in Rod Stewart’s famous song Maggie May. In this song, Maggie is an older woman, with whom the narrator, still a school boy, is infatuated. Wake up Maggie I think I’ve got something to say to you It’s late September And I really should be back at school I know I keep you amused But I feel I’m being used Oh, Maggie I couldn’t have tried Any more… You led me away from home Just to save you from being alone You stole my heart And that’s what really hurts The morning sun when it’s in your face Really shows your age But that don’t worry me none In my eyes you’re everything I laugh at all of your jokes My love you didn’t need to coax Oh, Maggie I couldn’t have tried Any more… Transcribed excerpt from Maggie May by Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton from the album Every Picture Tells a Story, 1971.