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Please Marion, take a message to Brother John |
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Marion run tell your brother |
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The men has come |
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To collect for what was done |
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Make right what went wrong |
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Run Marion, faster now |
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You run tell John |
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Tell him to bring his coat and hat |
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Journey will be long |
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And I know he's been waiting for this day to come |
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To pay what price may be |
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Endure our destiny |
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Oh Marion, your feet so swift |
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You run tell John |
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Tell him kiss Cedella and bring regards from me |
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Tell him to make it clear to Frannie that daddy's gonna leave |
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And tell Cedella not to cry |
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He loves her more than life |
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Oh Marion, your feet so swift |
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You run tell John |
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Will you tell him to bring his walking cane |
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The one out of finest wood |
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Tell him on this journey we better look good |
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And the Lord will provide us with strength as we lay our lives in his hands |
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Oh Marion, faster now |
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You run tell John |
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You run tell John |
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You run tell John |