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Mary Danced with Soldiers
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Emmylou Harris
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She'd slip away each day with the dimming light
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And with the sweetest smile she'd kiss the child goodnight
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At the mill she'd work her fingers till they were raw
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For the sake of her son and the daddy he never saw
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Mary danced with soldiers
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She stepped a light quadrille
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Shawl across her shoulders
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To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill
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It was a rebel boy who brought her joy they say
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Though the years had passed the memories stood fast each day
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Before a bullet crushed the life of their romance
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He gave her a shawl and a parasol from France
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Mary danced with soldiers
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She stepped a light quadrille
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Shawl across her shoulders
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To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill
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They came around to the tavern in town that night
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And with silent cries Mary never tried to fight
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They cut her hair and left her body torn
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Her spirit slipped away before the dawn
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Mary danced with soldiers
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But now her body's still
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Shawl across her shoulders
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To keep away the chill
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Mary danced with soldiers
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She stepped a light quadrille
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Shawl across her shoulders
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To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill
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