Folk & Traditional Song Lyrics www.traditionalmusic.co.uk Mary Dear 
Mary Dear 
Goodbye Mary I must go said a lad now don't be slow For it's duty calls me far across the sea Take this autumn leaf of gold said the maid we'll never grow old Always wear it near your heart and think of me 
Meet me yonder down the lane when I come back home again Neath the tree where this autumn leaf once grew Kiss me Mary then we'll part said the lad with a broken heart When the leave begin to fall I'll be with you 
cho: I'll be there Mary dear, I'll be there When the fragrance of the roses fills the air Neath that oak tree grand and tall when the leaves begin to fall I'll be there, yes, I'll be there, sweet Mary dear 
See the lad with empty sleeve and his comrades taking leave They're now home again, the transport has come back If she loved you long ago she won't love you less I know And one arm will do to hold her to you, Jack 
It was autumn time again as he wandered down the lane There beneath that oak he found a grave There he knelt in silent prayer for the one he loved slept there And the tears fell on the golden leaves she gave 
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