[Verse 1] Did you hear about Saint Stephens end How they stoned him by the river bend? And the morning sun When the world was young Did you hear about the elephant? Ran wild from the circus tent Killed a crowd of ten Before they shot him dead [Chorus] Oh Mary, dont you cry Please lay your weary hand in mine [Verse 2] Did you hear about Edith Cavell How on the firing line she fell? In a Belgian night In a dress of white [Chorus] Oh Mary, dont you cry Please lay your weary hand in mine And swing low and softly down And lend me your ear [Verse 3] Did you hear about Saint Peters crown How they crucified him upside down? And the desert air When the world was fair [Chorus] Oh Mary, dont you cry Please lay your weary hand in mine And swing low and softly down And lend me your ear, Mary dear
mary, weary, lend, lay, hear