[Intro]
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He was but a traveller on the lonely road of life,
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She, her name was Mary, a lady of the night,
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She found him lying in that road, on a winter's night so cold,
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Just another poor boy, treat him right,
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She saw that he was hungry and gave him food to eat,
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She knew that he was weary and he had no place to sleep,
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She took him home to her own bed, she lay down his wounded head
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and washed away the world from his hands and his feet,
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He was just another poor boy,____ just another poor boy,
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When he cried out in his sleep she held him tight,
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Just another poor boy,____ just another poor boy,
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And she gave him love and comfort through the night,
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Till the mornings light....
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At night she sat beside him, by the fire he would talk,
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He said all men were brothers and that love could conquer all,
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Many gathered round to hear, many for his life did fear,
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In trouble times like these men seldom talked.
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Oh they came to him one morning at the breaking of the day,
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She woke to hear him calling as they carried him away,
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Accusing him of spreading lies and hate,
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His public meetings were a danger to the state,
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some soldier said "Who was he anyway?"
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Just another poor boy, just another poor boy,
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And the tears were falling from her face like rain,
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Just another poor boy,____ just another poor boy,
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And they hung him on the hillside far away,
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And on the ground she lay.... poor boy....
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Oh my Lord..... Oh my lord....oh my Lord...
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Just another poor boy,____ just another poor boy,
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And the tears were falling from her face like rain,
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Just another poor boy,____ just another boy,
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And they hung him on the hillside far away, just another poor boy
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Just another poor boy,___ just another poor boy,
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