Mary Don't You Weep

As sung by Take 6

Chorus:
Oh, Mary, don’t you weep
Martha, don’t you mourn
Oh, Mary, don’t you weep
Martha, don’t you mourn
Pharaoh’s army drowned in the Red Sea
Oh, Mary, don’t you weep
Martha, don’t you mourn

Repeat chorus

If I could, I surely would
Stand on the rock where Moses stood
Pharaoh’s army drowned in the Red Sea
Oh, Mary, don’t you weep
Martha, don’t you mourn

Repeat

…Oh, Mary, don’t you weep
Oh, Mary, don’t you weep
Oh, Mary, don’t you weep…
Pharaoh’s army drowned in the Red Sea
Oh, Mary, don’t you weep
Tell Martha not to mourn


I don't know what made me think of this song this morning. I remember the first time I heard it. Take 6 was preforming on PBS. Barry was watching Austin City Limits or some other show. We both liked the song. I went out later and bought a cassette of their music. This is one of my favorite songs on that cassette. I may dig it out and listen to it on the way to work this morning.

When I was looking up the lyrics for this song I found that Bruce Springstein, of all people, has also recorded it! I can not imagine him singing it. That would be like Bob Dillon singing it to me.