pete seeger
mary don't you weep
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