David Allan Coe Crazy Mary Lyrics

Crazy Mary Lyrics



Michael Peter Smith - Bird Avenue Publishing - ASCAP



 

 In the lamplight burning low AND

 Dimly through enchanted woods

 She rocks beside the fire that never was lit

 And as we ran on by

 Pretending to be frightened

 We WOULD shout and laugh at Crazy Mary



CHORUS:

Crazy Mary from LONDONDERRY

 Lives next door to the cemetery

 How many lovers have you buried

 We would shout, running scared

 ACROSS the green and golden paths

 That LED us home, away from Crazy Mary

 

 She would never answer us

 JUST SMILE through the window softly

 Wild-eyed and wild-haired but we were sure

 That in the dark of night

 She cursed us soundly, casting spells

 And such to turn us into donkeys

 

 So THEY WENT THE SUMMNER YEARS

EACH ONE MORE FLEETING THAN THE LAST ONE

RUSHING DOWN THE GREEN AND GOLDEN PATHS

AND SOON THE WOODS WERE NOT ENCHANTED ANYMORE

FOR WE WE HAD GROWN AND WE'D FORGOTTEN CRAZY MARY



SO IT COMES that older now

 We stand upon this windswept moor

 The lonely STONE before us

 Testifies that Crazy Mary ROCKS AND SMILES and dreams

 HeR dreams somewhere

 But not where little kids can follow after

 

 And on the stone, these words, dear friend

 Please write me down as one who loved

 The raven-haired and laughing lads

 That swore that they would marry me

 BUT soon their sons came running by

 And here I lie, forgotten, Crazy Mary.



IN THE LAMPLIGHT BURNING LOW AND DIMLY

THRU ENCHANTED WOODS WE THINK

ABOUT THE SINS THAT WE COMMIT ALONG

THE GREEN AND GODEN PATHS OF GOWING UP

WE LIGHT THE FIRE AND SAY A PRAYER FOR CRAZY MARY