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Thread #74494 Message #1299647
Posted By: Mrrzy
18-Oct-04 - 08:41 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Step it out, Mary, my fine daughter
Subject: Lyr Req: Step it out, Mary, my fine daughter
Heard while scanning radio stations so not sure where... lovely Celtic tune; basic story is a lovely young woman lives in the country, a rich guy rides in to wed (not woo) her, and her father wants the marriage though the woman does not; she and her true love drown themselves, and her father goes mad and continues to believe the marriage will take place. The chorus ran:
Step it out, Mary, my fine daughter Step it out, Mary, if you can Step it out, Mary, my fine daughter Show your legs to the country man (I think - not too sure on that last line)
I also remember one verse when she refuses the country man:
Then up spoke her father sharply You will do as you are told You will marry on this Sunday (or something like that) You will wear the ring of gold