Pete Seeger - Oh, Mary Don't You Weep lyrics

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 weep Jimmy 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 Gray Oh 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 weep Mary'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 last 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 weep On 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 night Oh 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 weep Oh 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 weep Oh Mary don't you weep Oh Mary don't you weep