He saw her there
with the sun light in her hair
And he drew her in
like a moth to the flame
How could she know
all the danger she was in
When she gave her heart
to that railroad man
Oh Mary May, she was a baby
When she met her stranger man
In early spring,
as the sun was rising high
When Mary took to walking
by the railroad side
She met a man
who had traveled from afar
Well, he took her hand and
he stole her heart
Oh, Mary May, she was a baby
When she met her stranger man
He took her young,
that's how he liked her
Who could blame him?
She was his fool
When He spoke of, He spoke of life,
Her sight was shaken, her soul was taken.
At fourteen years, her soul was taken.
Pleading hearts are blind
Oh wait, come and go with
the sands of time
Oh Mary May, she was a baby
When she met her stranger man
She would have fought for him,
fought for him
For the life she knew
at the young age of fourteen years
She would have fought for him
But the trigger swung
And blow her a kiss before you go
Oh no
You