I was driving down a lonely road, on a dark and stormy night A little girl by the roadside showed up in my head lights I stopped and she got inside and in a shaky tone She said my name is Mary, please won't you take me home She must have been so frightened, all alone there in the night There was something strange about her, for her face was d**hly white She sat so pale and quite in the back seat all alone I never will forget the night, I took Mary home I pulled into the driveway, where she told me to go Got out to help her from the car, opened up the door
I just could not believe my eyes, the back seat was bare I looked all around the car, but Mary wasn't there A light shone from the porch, someone opened up the door I asked about the little girl was looking for Then the lady gently smiled, brushed the tears away She said it sure was nice of you to go out of your way But thirteen years ago today, in a wreck just down the road Our darling Mary lost her life, how we miss her so Thank you for your trouble and the kindness you have shown You're the 13th one that's been here bringing Mary home