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Oh, Mary was a maiden |
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When the birds began to sing. |
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She was sweeter than the blooming rose |
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So early in the spring. |
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Her thoughts were gay and happy |
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And the morning gay and fine, |
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For her lover was a river boy |
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From the river in the pines. |
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Now Charlie, he got married |
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To his Mary in the spring |
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When the trees were budding early |
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And the birds began to sing. |
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But early in the autumn |
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When the fruit is in the wine, |
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I'll return to you, my darling |
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From the river in the pines. |
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It was early in the morning |
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In Wisconsin's dreary clime |
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When he rode the fatal rapids |
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For that last and fatal time. |
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They found his body lying |
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On the rocky shore below |
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Where the silent water ripples |
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And the whispering cedars blow. |
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Now every raft of lumber |
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That comes down the Chippewa, |
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There's a lonely grave that's visited |
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By drivers on their way |
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They plant wild flowers upon it |
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In the morning fair and fine. |
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'Tis the grave of two young lovers |
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From the river in the pines |