I met her very early, when the morning, it was new
I gave to her a flower that was fresh and wet with dew
She took that flower graciously and pinned it to her breast
And I know that smiling Mary was the one I loved the best

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Have you seen smiling Mary come tripping through the town?
Have you seen her two eyes dancing and the ringlets hanging down?
She's the queen of all the land and she never wears a frown
Have you seen smiling Mary come tripping through the town?

The gentle april showers, they will bring the flowers in May
The rose, it won't start blooming 'til it finds a warmer day
Of all the flowers I have seen, there's none that can compare
With my charming smiling Mary and her shining yellow hair

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If I could find a rainbow, I would make for her a gown
If I could catch the morning star, I'd make for her a crown
I'd climb the highest mountain and I'd swim the deepest sea
Just to be with smiling Mary and to have her smile on me

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