Railroad Boy
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SAmhe went upstairs to mE7ake her bAmed
And not aG/B wordC to her moEm/Bther saidAm.
HAmer mother she went uE7pstairs tAmoo
SAmaying "D(aug)hter oG/Bh dauCghter what's trEm/Boublin' yoAmu?"
"OAmh mother dear I cE7annot tAmell
That railrG/Boad boCy that I lovEm/Be so wellAm.
He's courted mAme my lE7ife awAmay
And now aG/Bt homCe he will noEm/Bt stayAm."
"AmThere is a place in LE7ondon tAmown
That rail-rG/Boad boCy goes and siEm/Bts him doAmwn.
AAmnd he takes a strange girl oE7n his kAmnee
AAmnd he tells tG/Bo herC what he woEm/Bn't tell meAm."
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HAmer father he came hE7ome from wAmork
Sayin' "Where's mG/By dauCghter she seEm/Bems so huAmrt"
He went upstAmairs to gE7ive her hAmope
An' he found hG/Ber hanCgin' byEm/B a ropeAm.
HAme took his knife and he cE7ut her dAmown
And on hG/Ber bosCom these woEm/Brds he foAmund:
"GAmo dig my grave both wE7ide and dAmeep
Put a mar-bG/Ble stCone at my heaEm/Bd and feAmet
AAmnd at my breast put a wE7hite snow dAmove
TAmo tell tG/Bhe worCld that I diEm/Bed of loAmve. G/B C Em/B Am F Am