MARY DANCED WITH SOLDIERS (Paul Kennerley)

She'd slip away each day with the dimming light,
And with the sweetest smile, she'd kiss the child goodnight.
Afternoon, she worked her fingers till they were raw,
For the sake of her son and the daddy he never saw.

CHORUS: Mary danced with soldiers,
(?) She stepped a light wild drill,
Shawl across her shoulders,
To keep away the chill,
To keep away the chill.

It was a rebel boy who brought her joy, they say.
Though the years had passed, the memories stood fast each day.
Before a bullet cost the life of their (?) old man,
He gave her a shawl and a parasol from France. CHORUS

They came around to the tavern in town that night,
And with silent pride, Mary never tried to fight.
They cut her hair and left her body torn.
Her spirit slipped away before the dawn.

Mary danced with soldiers,
But now her body's still.
Shawl across her shoulders,
To keep away the chill.

ch.

Recorded by Emmylou Harris and The Dirt Band on Will the Circle Be Unbroken volume two. I couldn't be sure of a line in the chorus and the half a line in the second verse. Any one know those?