Mary's dad runs the general store dad's a foreman at the mine But since dad's been laid off work Mary's no longer mine Used to get the family car and take Mary for a ride But now that gas is so doggone high Mary's no longer mine Nowadays Mary's ways are as changing as the times But tell me when the mine starts work again will Mary again be mine Things are fair at the general store things are bad at the mine But things are worse within my heart Mary's no longer mine Mary's no longer mine