Take A Message To Mary Lyrics

Take A Message To Mary lyrics

These are the words of a frontier lad 

 Who lost his love when he turned ba-ad 

  

 Take a message to Mary but don't tell 'er where I am 

 Take a message to Mary but don't say I'm in a jam 

 You can tell her I had to see the world or tell 'er that my ship set sail 

 You can say she better not wait for me but don't tell her I'm in jail 

 Oh, don't tell her I'm in jail 

  

 Take a message to Mary but don't tell 'er what I've done 

 Please don't mention the stagecoach and the shot from a careless gun 

 You can tell her I had to change my plans and cancel out the wedding day 

 But please don't mention my lonely cell where I'm gonna pine away 

 Until my dying day 

  

 Take a message to Mary but don't tell 'er all you know 

 My heart's achin' for Mary, Lord knows I miss her so 

 Just tell her I went to Timbuktu, tell her I'm searchin' for gold 

 You can say she better find someone new to cherish and to hold 

 Oh, Lord, this cell is cold 

  

 Ma-ary, Ma-a-a-a-ary 

 Oh, Lord this cell is cold