Goodbye Mary Dear(Charlie Poole) 
"Goodbye, Mary, I must go" Said the lad, "Now don’t weep so For sad duties call me far across the sea Take this autumn leaf of gold" Said the lad, "’Twill never grow old Always keep it near your heart and think of me" 
I’ll be there, Mary dear, I’ll be there When the fragrance of the roses fills the air ’Neath the oak tree grand and tall, when the leaves begins to fall I’ll be there, I’ll be there, sweet Mary dear 
See the lad with an empty sleeve Of his comrades taking leave They were home again, the transport had came back "If she loved you once before She won’t love you less, I know And one arm will do to hold her to you, Jack" 
It was autumn time again As he wandered down the lane There beneath the old oak tree he found a grave As he knelt in silent prayer For the one he loved slept there And the tears fell on the golden leaf she gave 
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