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| Take A Message To Mary The Everly Brothers 1959 -Words and Music by Boudleaux and Felice Bryant -peak Billboard position #16 in 1959 These are the words of a frontier lad Who lost his love when he turned ba-ad Take a message to Mary but don�t tell �er where I am Take a message to Mary but don�t say I�m in a jam You can tell her I had to see the world or tell �er that my ship set sail You can say she better not wait for me but don�t tell her I�m in jail Oh, don�t tell her I�m in jail Take a message to Mary but don�t tell �er what I�ve done Please don�t mention the stagecoach and the shot from a careless gun You can tell her I had to change my plans and cancel out the wedding day But please don�t mention my lonely cell where I�m gonna pine away Until my dying day Take a message to Mary but don�t tell �er all you know My heart�s achin?for Mary, Lord knows I miss her so Just tell her I went to Timbuktu, tell her I�m searchin?for gold You can say she better find someone new to cherish and to hold Oh, Lord, this cell is cold Ma-ary, Ma-a-a-a-ary Oh, Lord this cell is cold |