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Mary Of The Wild Moor

from Songs Of Winter And Construction by The Vermeers

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It was on one cold, windy night
When the wind blew across the wild moor
T'was there Mary wandered alone with her child
Till she came to her own father's door

Why did I leave this fair spot
Where once I was happy and free?
For I'm now left alone in this cold world to roam
And nobody cares about me

Oh, father, take pity on me
Come down and open the door
For the child in my arms she will perish and die
From the winds that blow across the wild moor

But the old man was deaf to her cries
Not a sound from her voice did he hear
And the watchdog did howl, and the village bells tolled
And the winds blew across the wild moor

Oh, how the old man must have felt
When he came to the door the next morn
And he found Mary dead, but the child still alive
Still wrapped in her dead mothers arms

In anguish he tore his grey hair
And his tears down his cheeks they did pour
When he saw how that night she had perished and died
From the winds that blew across the wild moor

In grief the old man pined away
And the child to its mother went soon
And no one they say lives there to this day
And the cottage to ruin has gone

But the villagers point out the spot
Where the willows droop over the door
Saying there Mary died, once a gay village bride
From the winds that blew across the wild moor

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from Songs Of Winter And Construction, released July 23, 2007
Traditional, arr. by M. Rasch

Matt Rasch - vocals, rhythm guitar
Nik McLane - mandolin, slide guitar

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