C                              F                   C 
A word or two to Mary, please  write a letter for  me,
                                G7     C 
  That's what my buddy said to  me to-day;
                                     F                    C 
   I couldn't keep from cryin', sad  eyes are lookin' at  me,
                        G7               C 
  He said I'll tell you what I wanted to say. 
 
  Chorus:
                                   F                  C 
   Oh, I don't mind dyin', I just  hate to leave you  alone,
                                               G7 
   And I wish that I could watch the children  grow;
                C                 F                  C 
   But there's  no use denyin' I  I won't be comin'  back home, 
                          G7            C
   Just a word or two to  you before I  go. 
                                F                   C
 Down on my knees beside him I  begged my buddy to  live,
                                 G7     C 
 I told the Lord to please take  me in- stead;
                               F                   C 
 But a word or two to Mary was all my buddy could  give,
                            G7                C 
 And just these words were  all your husband said. 

                                   Chorus 
                           D                     C
 A word or two to Mary, I  must  add some of my  own,
                           G7     C 
 He was the truest friend  I ever had;
                                   F                  C 
 I'll keep writing letters to her, help the children  along,
                     G7                   C 
 Tell them in a way  that it's from their Dad. 
                                F                   C
 He didn't mind dyin'. he just  hated to leave you  alone, 
                                      G7        C
 And he wished that he could see his  children  grow;
                                                       C 
 I'll be standing by them , as I  F  know he'd want me  to,
                             G7            C 
 And write a word or two to  Mary as they  grow.
                             G7            C 
 And write a word or two to  Mary as they  grow. 
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