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[Verse 1]
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Oh, Mary was a maiden
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When the birds began to sing
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She was sweeter than the blooming rose
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So early in the spring

[Verse 2]
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Her thoughts were gay and happy
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And the morning gay and fine
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For her lover was a river boy
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From the river in the pines

[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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Now Charlie, he got married
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To his Mary in the spring
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When the trees were budding early
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And the birds began to sing

[Verse 4]

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But early in the autumn
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When the fruit is in the wine
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I'll return to you, my darling
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From the river in the pines

[Interlude]
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[Verse 5]
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It was early in the morning
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In Wisconsin's dreary clime
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When he rode the fatal rapids
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For that last and fatal time

[Verse 6]
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They found his body lying
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On the rocky shore below
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Where the silent water ripples
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And the whispering cedars blow

[Interlude]
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[Verse 7]
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Now every raft of lumber
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That comes down the Chippewa
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There's a lonely grave that's visited
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By drivers on their way

[Verse 8]

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They plant wild flowers upon it
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In the morning fair and fine
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'Tis the grave of two young lovers
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From the river in the pines