Lyrics Mary Don't You Weep - Inez Andrews, The Caravans

Mary Don't You Weep

Oh Martha don’t you moan
Oh Mary don’t you weep
(Soloist) Tell your sister to don’t moan
(Choir) Oh Martha don’t you moan
(Soloist) Pharaohs Army
(Choir) Pharaohs army
(Soloist) All of them men got drowned in the sea one day
(Choir) Drown in the Red Sea
(Soloist) Yes they did
(Soloist) Mary, Mary don’t weep
(Choir) Oh Mary don’t you weep, don’t weep
(Soloist) Tell Martha not to moan
(Choir) Oh Martha don’t you moan
(Soloist) Don’t moan, Don’t moan
(Soloist) Now if I could
(Choir) If I could
(Soloist) If I could I surly would
(Choir) Surely would
(Soloist) I’d stand right up on the rock
(Choir) Stand on the rock
(Soloist) I’d stand right where moses stood
(Choir) Moses stood
(Soloist) Yes I would
(Soloist) Pharaohs army
(Choir) Pharaohs army
(Soloist) I know you know that story of
how they got drowned in the sea one day, oh yeah
(Choir) Drown in the Red Sea
(Soloist) Jesus said, Mary, Mary don’t weep,
(Choir) Oh Mary don’t you weep, don’t weep
(Soloist) don’t weep
(Choir) Tell Martha not to moan
(Soloist) Tell sister not to moan, don’t moan, don’t moan
(Soloist Lazarus Story Ad-lib)
(Choir) Oh Mary don’t you weep
We gonna review the story of two sisters
(Choir) Oh Mary don’t you weep
Called mary and martha
They had a brother
(Choir) Oh Mary don’t you weep
Named Lazarus
(Choir) Oh Mary don’t you weep
One day while Jesus was away
(Choir) Oh Mary don’t you weep
Their dear ol' brother died, yeah yeah
(Choir) Oh Mary don’t you weep
Well now Mary went running to Jesus
(Choir) Oh Mary don’t you weep
She said, «Master,
(Choir) Oh Mary don’t you weep
My sweet lord!»
(Choir) Oh Mary don’t you weep
«Oh if you had’ve been here my brother wouldn’t have died!»
(Choir) Oh Mary don’t you weep
Oh yes she did.
(Choir) Oh Mary don’t you weep
Jesus said, «come on and show me, show
(Choir) Oh Mary don’t you weep
me where you, show me where you buried
(Choir) Oh Mary don’t you weep
him, show me where you laid him down!»
And when he got there, Jesus said,
(Choir) Oh Mary don’t you weep
«For the benefit of you who don’t believe,
(Choir) Oh Mary don’t you weep
Who don’t believe in me this evening!
I’m gone call this creature, oh yes I am!
(Choir) Oh Mary don’t you weep
He said «Lazarus, Mmm Lazarus,
(Choir) Oh Mary don’t you weep
Hear my Hear my voice!
Lazarus!
(Choir) Oh Mary don’t weep
Oh yeah!»
He got up walking like a natural man,
(Choir) Oh Mary
oh yes he did!
Jesus said,
(Choir) Oh Mary don’t you weep
«Now now now,
(Choir) Oh Mary don’t you weep
(Soloist) Mary, Mary don’t you weep!»
(Choir) Oh Martha down you moan
(Soloist) Mmm Oh mary don’t you weep
(Choir) Oh Mary down you weep
(Soloist) Go on home and don’t you and your sister moan.
Don’t moan.
(Choir) Tell martha not to moan
(Choir) Pharaohs army
(Soloist) Because you see Pharaohs army,
(Choir) Drown in the red sea
(Soloist) they got drowned in the Red Sea
(Soloist) Oh Mary don’t weep
(Choir) Oh Mary don’t you weep (Soloist) Mary dont weep
(Choir) Oh Mary don’t you weep
(Soloist) Mary don’t weep
(Together) Tell Martha don’t you moan