MARY DON’T YOU WEEP (PHARAOH’S ARMY) Sung by: The Southernaires of Black Recorded near Newport, AR Click here to listen to the original recording Oh, Mary, don’t you weep. (group) Tell Martha not to mourn. (solo) Tell Martha not to mourn. (group) Listen, Mary, (solo) Oh, Mary, don’t you weep. (group) Tell Martha not to mourn. (solo) Tell Martha not to mourn. (group) Pharaoh’s army, (solo) Oh, Mary, don’t you weep. (group) They got drownded in the sea, (solo) Drowned in the Red Sea. (group) Jesus said, Mary, (solo) Oh, Mary, don’t you weep. (group) Tell Martha not to mourn. (solo) Tell Martha not to mourn. (group) Can’t you hear me singing, Mary? (solo) Oh, Mary don’t you weep. (group) I want you to know, Martha don’t have to mourn. (solo) Tell Martha not to mourn. (group) Oh, listen, Mary, (solo) Oh, Mary don’t you weep. (group) Tell Martha not to mourn. (solo) Tell Martha not to mourn. (group) Pharaoh’s army, (solo) Oh, Mary, don’t you weep, (group) They got drownded in the sea, (solo) Drowned in the Red Sea. (group) Jesus said, Mary, (solo) Oh, Mary don’t you weep, (group) Tell Martha not to mourn, (solo) Tell Martha not to mourn, (group) Lord, and if I could tonight, (solo) If I could, (group) I want to tell you I surely would right now. (solo) Surely would, (group) I would stand on the rock. (solo) Stand on the rock, (group) Right on the rock where Moses stood. (solo) Moses stood, (group) Pharaoh’s army, (solo) Oh, Mary don’t you weep (group) They got drownded in the sea, (solo) Drowned in the Red Sea. (group) Jesus say, Mary, (solo) Oh, Mary don’t you weep. group) He said Mary . . . (solo) Oh, Mary don’t you weep .(group) Oh, Mary . . . (solo) Oh, Mary, don’t you weep. group) Tell Martha not to mourn. (solo) Tell Martha not to mourn. group) Also found in Brown, Vol. III, #545, “Pharaoh’s Army.” |
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