Step It Out Mary Lyrics - Singles - Boiled In Lead

In the village of Kildori 

There's a maiden young and fair 

Her eyes they shone like diamonds 

She had lovely golden hair 

When the country man came riding 

Up to her father's gate 

Mounted on a milk-white stallion 

He came at the stroke of eight. 

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Step it out Mary my fine daughter 

Marry if you can 

Mary my fine daughter 

Show your legs to the wealthy man 

"I've come to court your daughter 

Mary of the golden hair 

I have land and I have money 

I have goods beyond compare 

I'll buy her silk and satin 

And a gold ring for her hand 

I'll build for her a mansion 

She'll have servants to command." 

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"But sir I love a soldier, 

I've pledged to him my hand. 

I don't want your goods nor money 

I won't have your house nor land." 

But her father spoke up sharply 

"You will do as you are told. 

You'll be married on this Sunday 

And you'll wear his ring of gold." 

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In the village of Kildori 

There's a deep stream running by 

They found Mary there at midnight 

She drowned her soldier boy 

In the cottage there was music 

You can hear her father say 

"Step it out Mary, my fine daughter 

You know it's the wedding day." 

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