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THE LADY MARY SAILS

And what will I wear when the Mary sails?
A dress as red as red can be.
I'll think of him when the Mary sails,
And she takes him far away from me.

A week and a month and a year go by;
The stars go traveling 'round the sky.
Won't weep, won't hear me cry,
When the Lady Mary sails.

And what will I wear when the corn's to cut?
His old brown britches, tied with a string.
I'll think of him when the corn's to cut
And the geese are crying on the wing.

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And what will I wear when the baby's born?
His old white shirt to give me ease.
I'll think of him when the baby's born,
Whose daddy's gone to sail the seas.

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And what will I wear when the Mary comes?
A widow's veils and a widow's black.
I'll think of him when the Mary comes:
The man who won't be coming back.

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And what will I wear when his stone's to set?
Some ribbons off my wedding dress.
I'll think of him when his stone's to set:
It's one man more and one man less.

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Words and music by Goodenough and Muir, copyright BMI.

Recorded by Ann Mayo Muir on "So Goes My Heart," FSI-99 copyright
1985.

"I can't imagine a more lonely life than that of a woman married
to a seafaring man, especially in the old days. She often had to
endure years of separation, raising her children alone, while
waiting for the day the returned - if he returned at all. Judy
Goodenough's lyric describes a rare, stoic acceptance of this
plight." - AMM
@sailor @marriage
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