[00:00.70]These are the words of a frontier lad
[00:04.58]Who lost his love when he turned ba-ad
[00:13.24]Take a message to Mary
[00:20.76]but don't tell 'er where I am
[00:25.99]Take a message to Mary
[00:29.70]but don't say I'm in a jam
[00:33.66]You can tell her I had to see the world
[00:37.46]or tell 'er that my ship set sail
[00:40.81]You can say she better not wait for me
[00:46.00]but don't tell her I'm in jail
[00:50.17]Oh, don't tell her I'm in jail
[00:55.20]Take a message to Mary
[00:57.80]but don't tell 'er what I've done
[01:02.34]Please don't mention the stagecoach
[01:05.98]and the shot from a careless gun
[01:10.04]You can tell her I had to change my plans
[01:14.66]and cancel out the wedding day
[01:18.46]But please don't mention my lonely cell
[01:22.55]where I'm gonna pine away
[01:26.28]Until my dying day
[01:31.70]Take a message to Mary
[01:34.42]but don't tell 'er all you know
[01:38.49]My heart's achin' for Mary,
[01:42.59]Lord knows I miss her so
[01:46.87]Just tell her I went to Timbuktu,
[01:51.30]tell her I'm searchin' for gold
[01:55.14]You can say she better find someone new
[01:58.89]to cherish and to hold
[02:03.36]Oh, Lord, this cell is cold
[02:07.88]Ma-ary, Ma-a-a-a-ary
[02:15.54]Oh, Lord this cell is cold
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