Mrs Statelys Garden

Intro:

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Chorus 1:

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        Such pleasant company
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        In Mrs. Stately's garden
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        Saltines and jasmine tea
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        In Mrs. Stately's garden

Verse 1:

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        Did you hear the Miller girl
 was found by Cooper's Pond
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        (Oh, what a shame, she was
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  so young)
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        There has even been talk of
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 a child
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        (Well, the Millers have 
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always been wild)
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        Poor thing

Chorus 2:

        A new cake recipe
        In Mrs. Stately's garden
        A minor tragedy
        In Mrs. Stately's garden

Verse 2:

        The boy that she'd been 
seeing went to Watertown
        (She must have thought he'd 
let her down)
        Do you think he knows what 
she has done
        (My boy Roger would never 
have run)
        Poor thing

Chorus 3:

        The ladies fill the chairs
        In Mrs. Stately's garden
        A scandal fills the air
        In Mrs. Stately's garden

Verse 3:

        I don't think we should see 
Marge Miller anymore
        (I know I'm right and that's
 for sure)
        You can't mingle with people
 like that
        (Get up, Alice, you're 
crushing my hat)
        Poor thing

Chorus 4:

        Lots of activity
        In Mrs. Stately's garden
        But there's no sympathy
        In Mrs. Stately's garden

Chorus 5:

        Next week they'll come for 
tea
        In Mrs. Stately's garden
        Next week it may be me
        In Mrs. Stately's garden