Key: E
Introduction:
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These are the words of a frontier lad
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Who lost his love when he turned bad
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Take a message to Mary
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But don't tell her where I am
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Take a message to Mary
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But don't say I'm in a jam
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You can tell her I had to see the world
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Or tell her that my ship set sail
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You can say she better not wait for me
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But don't tell her I'm in jail
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Oh, don't tell her I'm in jail
Take a message to Mary
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Mary, Ma-a-a-a-ary
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Oh, Lord this cell is cold