The Mail-Order Bride

from Funerary Notes of a Woman Wed West by Jane Pelton

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I've no want for your forty years, sir;
I've no want for your two strong sons.
And had I not five sisters dear, sir,
I'd be on the next train as it comes.

Sir, I've no want for your Rocky Mountains--
I had mountains of my own.
And if we were a little richer,
I'd be on the next train, going back home.

Your letter said you're a good, kind man, sir,
And that it's true, I sit and pray.
But I've been sitting here for hours,
And a kind man wouldn't make me wait.

I've no want to be a mother;
I've no want to share your bed
If you're not here within the hour,
I'll be on the next train that comes in.

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from Funerary Notes of a Woman Wed West, released March 25, 2021
Jane Pelton: vocals, violin, accordion
Nolan Jameson: acoustic guitar

Produced by Nolan Jameson

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