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Artist: Sam Cooke
Canonical path: /sam-cooke/oh-mary-don-t-you-weep
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Oh, Mary Don't You Weep
Read Oh, Mary Don't You Weep lyrics by Sam Cooke on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Oh, Mary Don't You Weep
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Oh mary don't you weep don't you mourn
Oh mary don't you weep don't you mourn
Faraos army already got drownded
Mary don't you weep
People singing
Oh mary don't you weep don't you mourn
Oh mary don't you weep don't you mourn
Faraos army already got drownded
Mary don't you weep
when I was a little boy, long ago
I read a story that moved me so
about the people in bondage you see
who from Egypt wanted to flee
a man got a message from above
he said go free the people that I love
find the king and knock on his door
tell him to let my people go
Oh mary don't you weep don't you mourn
Oh mary don't you weep don't you mourn
Faraos army already got drownded
Mary don't you weep
The King got angry and didn't agree
but finally he set the people free
but changed his mind on oh on a whim
gathered his men and set after them
he finally caught them on the banks of the sea
the people got on the power that be
you may not believe this but no time lost
the water flowed back and the children crossed
when the king tried to cross with his men
the water quickly flowed back again
Oh mary don't you weep don't you moan
Oh mary don't you weep don't you moan
Faraos army already got drownded
Mary don't you weep
Faraos army already got drownded
Mary don't you weep
Mary don't you weep
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