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OK. Sorry. Another reworked version - this time of the first song I posted a couple of weeks back - but the first version was a mess. Thanks to various MJ members for invaluable advice/encouragement. Really. Whether I've actually learned anything from them is another matter...
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Lyrics
Mary was a till girl at the Woolworth's store
Got pregnant by the man next door
He was married to her best friend Sue
Sue don't speak to her no more
The man who lived next door split up with Sue
Mary thought that she stood half a chance
The man who lived next door just laughed at her
said I'm not lookin for romance
The river is deep
The river is wide
Let's all jump in in the water tonight
Her friend Sue moved into a council flat
Mary walked down by the river side
She thought about the man who lived next door
She sat down on the bank and cried
The river is deep
The river is wide
Let's all jump in in the water and die
Mary had a handsome boy and named him Sam
When Sam grew up he loved to drink and dance
Sam bet some money on a horse one day
He thought that he stood half a chance
The river is deep
The river is wide
Let's all jump in in the water and die
Sam took the money and he bought a gun
Some nights he found it hard to sleep
Sometimes a river's just a shallow stream
Sometimes a river's dark and deep
The river is deep
The river is wide
Let's all jump in in the water and die
Sue became barmaid at the rose and crown
Mary is still working on the till
The man next door's next door to heaven now
Sam' has a cell in Pentonville
The river is deep etc.
Rebsie
Good to hear the voice a bit higher in the mix this
time! You've carved out a unique style with these
songs, and that mandolin really is an asset. Great
stuff!