Take a Message to Mary – The Everly Brothers Lyrics

Take a Message to Mary – The Everly Brothers Lyrics

            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 am in a jam

You can tell her I have 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 am in jail

O! Don’t tell her am in jail

  

                                   Take a message to Mary

But don’t tell her what I’ve done

Please don’t mention the stage coach

And the shot from a careless gun

You can tell her I have to change my plan

And cancel out the wedding day

But, please don’t mention my lonely cell

Where I’m gonna pine away

Until my dying day

            Take a message to Mary

But, don’t tell her all you know

My heart’s achin’ for Mary

Lord knows I miss her so

Just tell her I went to Timbuktu

Tell her am searching for gold

You can say she better find someone new

To cherish and to hold

O! Lord this cell is cold

Ma-a- a-a-a-ary, Ma-a-a-a-a-ary

O! Lord this cell is cold