And I'm wishing I was home
For my pony's lame and he
Lord, my hands feel like they're froze
And there's a numbness in my toes
It's only seven miles to Marianne
It's only seven miles to Marianne
You can bet we're on her mind
For it's nearly supper time
Damn, just think about that barn
With that haze so soft and warm
It's only five more miles to Marianne
It's only five more miles to Mariette
That wind's a -howlin' and it seems
Mighty like a woman's scream
Listen to that northern sigh
If we don't get home we'll die
It's only three more miles to Marianne
It's only three more miles to Marianne
Get up, Dan, you unrecussed,
or you'll be the death of us
I'm so weary, but I'll help you if I can
All right, Dan, perhaps it's best
we'll just stop a while and rest
It's just another mile to Marianne
It's just another mile to Marianne
Late that night the storm was gone
And they found him there at dawn
but he just wouldn't leave old Dan
Yes, they found him on the plains,
his hands frozen to the rains.
He was just a hundred yards from Marianne.
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