"Goodbye Mary Dear" lyrics - 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