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 You’re a Abear in a sheepskin coat 
 And O’DDonnell caught you Aon the boat 
 And three little piggies on Walkin street 
 Have Egobbled up all your corn to eat. 
Chorus:
 With a Atoo-ra-loo-ra-Dloo-rae-ay 
 AWhack fol da diddle loora-Eda-o-Amay. 
 Now ABuckeye jim has lost his way 
 DSaving his corn for a Arainy day 
 And North Country beagles did run awry 
 With a EBilly O’Neil just a-wonderin’ why. 
 Chorus
 I Alost three dimes on a horse called Stewball, 
 DBy a dozen lusty Amares was called 
 And when they got him back to his stable 
 EOwner says I hope to God you’re able. 
Chorus
 Had a Agirl by the banks of the Ohio 
 DSuckled by wind and Arain and snow 
 No honest man on earth could keep her 
 So Eshe ran off with a Scottish preacher. 
 I Ahad a girl called Roarin’ Mary 
 And Dwith her I am Afeign to dally
 No hope left on that blind man’s table 
 So EI’ll settle down with a cock-right fable. 
Chorus
 Oh ARoarin’ Mary I beg your pardon 
 DOver by the hills near ACraggie Garden 
 There never was a skite like Dick McSherry 
 And Enever was a girl like Roarin’ Mary! 
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Roaring Mary

by The Stillwater Hobos

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You’re a bear in a sheepskin coat

D A

And O’Donnell caught you on the boat

And three little piggies on Walkin street

Have gobbled up all your corn to eat.

Chorus:

A D

With a too-ra-loo-ra-loo-rae-ay

A E A

Whack fol da diddle loora-da-o-may.

Now Buckeye jim has lost his way

D A

Saving his corn for a rainy day

And North Country beagles did run awry

With a Billy O’Neil just a-wonderin’ why.

Chorus

I lost three dimes on a horse called Stewball,

D A

By a dozen lusty mares was called

And when they got him back to his stable

Owner says I hope to God you’re able.

Chorus

Had a girl by the banks of the Ohio

D A

Suckled by wind and rain and snow

No honest man on earth could keep her

So she ran off with a Scottish preacher.

I had a girl called Roarin’ Mary

D A

And with her I am feign to dally

No hope left on that blind man’s table

So I’ll settle down with a cock-right fable.

Chorus

Oh Roarin’ Mary I beg your pardon

D A

Over by the hills near Craggie Garden

There never was a skite like Dick McSherry

And never was a girl like Roarin’ Mary!

Chorus

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