Step It Out Mary lyrics

In the village of Kildori
There`s a maiden young and fair
Her eyes they shone like diamonds
She had lovely golden hair
When the country man came riding
Up to her father`s gate
Mounted on a milk-white stallion
He came at the stroke of eight.

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Step it out Mary my fine daughter
Marry if you can
Mary my fine daughter
Show your legs to the wealthy man

`I`ve come to court your daughter
Mary of the golden hair
I have land and I have money
I have goods beyond compare
I`ll buy her silk and satin
And a gold ring for her hand
I`ll build for her a mansion
She`ll have servants to command.`

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`But sir I love a soldier,
I`ve pledged to him my hand.
I don`t want your goods nor money
I won`t have your house nor land.`
But her father spoke up sharply
`You will do as you are told.
You`ll be married on this Sunday
And you`ll wear his ring of gold.`

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In the village of Kildori
There`s a deep stream running by
They found Mary there at midnight
She drowned her soldier boy
In the cottage there was music
You can hear her father say
`Step it out Mary, my fine daughter
You know it`s the wedding day.`

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