Mary Danced With Soldiers Lyrics - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

She'd slip away each day with the dimming light 

And with the sweetest smile she'd kiss the child goodnight 

At the mill she'd work her fingers till they were raw 

For the sake of her son and the daddy he never saw 

Mary danced with soldiers 

She stepped a light quadrille 

Shawl across her shoulders 

To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill 

It was a rebel boy who brought her joy they say 

Though the years had passed the memories stood fast each day 

Before a bullet crushed the life of their romance 

He gave her a shawl and a parasol from France 

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Mary danced with soldiers 

She stepped a light quadrille 

Shawl across her shoulders 

To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill 

They came around to the tavern in town that night 

And with silent cries Mary never tried to fight 

They cut her hair and left her body torn 

Her spirit slipped away before the dawn 

Mary danced with soldiers 

But now her body's still 

Shawl across her shoulders 

To keep away the chill 

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Mary danced with soldiers 

She stepped a light quadrille 

Shawl across her shoulders 

To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill