Mary Don't You Weep

Oh Mary, don't you weep for me

Oh Mary, just you wait for me

The battle will soon be over

Oh Mary, don't you weepJimmy sent a letter to his bride back home

For three long years now he's been gone

He left her cryin' on her wedding day

And went to fight the battle of the Blue and GrayOh Mary, don't you weep for me

Oh Mary, just you wait for me

The war's gonna soon be over

Oh Mary, don't you weepMary's young heart was filled with joy

When she got the letter from her soldier boy

His words of love made her heart beat fast

But little did she know it would be the lastOh Mary, don't you weep for me

Oh Mary, just you wait for me

The battle will soon be over

Oh Mary, don't you weepOn that same day, Atlanta burned down

Her soldier boy, he fell to the ground

Now Mary sits alone by the candle light

And reads his letter over every nightOh Mary, don't you weep for me

Oh Mary, just you wait for me

The war's gonna soon be over

Oh Mary, don't you weepOh Mary, don't you weep for me

Oh Mary, just you wait for me

The battle's gonna soon be over

Oh Mary, don't you weepOh Mary, don't you weep

Oh Mary, don't you weep