Mary Danced With Soldiers (2007 Remastered LP Version)-Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

[ti:Mary Danced With Soldiers (200] [ar:Nitty Gritty Dirt Band] [al:Songbird - Rare Tracks & Forgo] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Mary Danced With Soldiers (2007 Remastered LP Version) - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band [00:15.29]She'd slip away each day with the dimming light [00:20.79] [00:21.86]And with the sweetest smile she'd kiss the child goodnight [00:27.05] [00:29.06]At the mill she'd work her fingers till they were raw [00:34.76] [00:35.45]For the sake of her son and the daddy he never saw [00:41.62] [00:43.24]Mary danced with soldiers [00:46.20]She stepped a light quadrille [00:49.89]Shawl across her shoulders [00:52.89]To keep away the chill to keep away the chill [01:00.82]It was a rebel boy who brought her joy they say [01:07.68]Though the years had passed [01:09.68]The memories stood fast each day [01:13.49] [01:14.24]Before a bullet crushed the life of their romance [01:20.55] [01:21.43]He gave her a shawl and a parasol from France [01:29.08]Mary danced with soldiers [01:32.20]She stepped a light quadrille [01:35.77]Shawl across her shoulders [01:38.70]To keep away the chill to keep away the chill [01:46.72] [02:01.28]They came around to the tavern in town that night [02:05.97] [02:07.55]And with silent cries Mary never tried to fight [02:13.12] [02:14.43]They cut her hair and left her body torn [02:21.15]Her spirit slipped away before the dawn [02:26.65] [02:29.03]Mary danced with soldiers [02:32.30]But now her body's still [02:35.81]Shawl across her shoulders [02:39.06]To keep away the chill [02:42.68]Mary danced with soldiers [02:45.75]She stepped a light quadrille [02:49.56]Shawl across her shoulders [02:52.62]To keep away the chill [02:56.27]To keep away the chill