Just a note for the time is short, dear Hard is the work and long the day But my fond heart will be with you, Mary Although you are many, many miles away Kiss the children for me, Mary Do not let them pine or grieve Tell them I come working for them How our home I had to leave Building dams in the fields and the factories Moving concrete by the load Tell them I will be with you, Mary When I am finished working on the road Just a note for the time is short, dear Hard is the work and long the day But my fond heart will be with you, Mary Although you are many, many miles away Although you are many, many miles away