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  so young)
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        There has even been talk of a child
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        (Well, the Millers have 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