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Four Marys Lyrics by Odetta

Odetta Sings of Many Things

1964

[Verse 1]
Oh, word has come from the kitchen
And word has come to me
That Mary Hamilton drowned her babe
And threw him into the sea

[Verse 2]
Down came the ol’ queen
Gold all around her head
“Oh, Mary Hamilton where is your babe
That was sleeping in your bed?”

[Verse 3]
“Oh, Mary put on your robe of black
Or your robe of brown
You might go with me this day
To view fair Edinburough town”

[Verse 4]
She did not put her robe of black
Nor her robe of brown
But she put on her snow white robe
To view fair Edinburough town

[Verse 5]
As she came down the parliament
A loud, loud laugh cried she
She came down the parliamеnt steps
Condemned to diе was she

[Verse 6]
“Oh, bring to me some red, red wine
The reddest that can be
And I might to the boldest sailors
That brought me across the sea”

[Verse 7]
“Oh, tie a napkin around my face
And never let me see
And ne’er let on to father and mother
I died over the sea”

[Verse 8]
“Last night I was the old queen’s feet
And carried her to her bed
And all the reward I receive for this
The gallows, hard to tread”

[Verse 9]
Last night there were four Marys
Tonight they’ll be but three
There was Mary Beaton and Mary Seton
And Mary Carmichael and me
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"Four Marys" is credited to Odetta. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Four Marys" appears on "Odetta Sings of Many Things" in 1964.

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