This is the version I know from "Will the Circle be Unbroken II:

She'd slip away each day with the dimming light
And with the sweetest smile she'd kiss the child goodnight
At the mill she'd work 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 quadrille
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 flew past his memory stood fast each day
Before bullet crossed the life of their romance
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

Chorus:
Mary danced with soldiers, but now her body's still
Shawl across her shoulders to keep away the chill

Mary danced with soldiers; she stepped a light quadrille
Shawl across her shoulders, to keep away the chill
To keep away the chill

Note: I haven't ever worked out the chord progression, but I guess its probably pretty simple.

Pixie

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