Take a Message to Mary

These are the words of a frontier lad

Who lost his love when he turned bad

Take a message to Mary

But don't tell her where

I am Take a message to

Mary But don't say I'm in a jam

You can tell her I had to see the world

Or tell her that my ship set sail

You can say she better not wait for me

But don't tell her I'm in jail

Oh

Don't tell her I'm in jail

Take a message to Mary

But don't tell her what

I've done Please don't mention the stagecoach

And the shot from a careless gun