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O Mary Don’t You WeepBruce Springsteen

Released: April 25, 2006

Songwriter: Traditional

Producer: Bruce Springsteen Jon Landau

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
Well if I could, I surely would
Stand on the rock where Moses stood
Pharaoh's army got drowned
Oh Mary, don't you weep

[Chorus]
Oh Mary, don't you weep, don't mourn
Oh Mary, don't you weep, don't mourn
Pharaoh's army got drowned
Oh Mary, don't you weep

[Verse 2]
Well, Mary wore three links of chain
On every link was Jesus' name
Pharaoh's army got drowned
Oh Mary, don't you weep

[Chorus]
Oh Mary, don't you weep, don't mourn
Oh Mary, don't you weep, don't mourn
Pharaoh's army got drowned
Oh Mary, don't you weep

[Verse 3]
Well one of these nights about twelve o'clock
This old world is going to rock
Pharaoh's army got drowned
Oh Mary, don't you weep

[Verse 4]
Well, Moses stood on the Red Sea shore
Smote the water with a two-by-four
Pharaoh's army got drowned
Oh Mary, don't you weep

[Chorus]
Oh Mary, don't you weep, don't mourn
Oh Mary, don't you weep, don't mourn
Pharaoh's army got drowned
Oh Mary, don't you weep

[Verse 5]
Well, old Mister Satan, he got mad
Missed that soul that he thought he had
Pharaoh's army got drowned
Oh Mary, don't you weep

[Verse 6]
Brothers and sisters, don't you cry
There'll be good times by and by
Pharaoh's army got drowned
Oh Mary, don't you weep

[Chorus]
Oh Mary, don't you weep, don't mourn
Oh Mary, don't you weep, don't mourn
Pharaoh's army got drowned
Oh Mary, don't you weep

[Verse 7]
God gave Noah the rainbow sign
No more water, but fire next time
Pharaoh's army got drowned
Oh Mary, don't you weep

[Chorus]
Oh Mary, don't you weep, don't mourn
Oh Mary, don't you weep, don't mourn
Pharaoh's army got drowned
Oh Mary, don't you weep

[Chorus]
Oh Mary, don't you weep, don't mourn
Oh Mary, don't you weep, don't mourn
Pharaoh's army got drowned
Oh Mary, don't you weep

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen is a rock ‘n’ roll icon from the great state of New Jersey. Nicknamed “The Boss,” he’s known for spirited sax-powered anthems about working-class people making their way in the world. Backed by the trusty E Street Band, he’s sold more than 120 million records, won numerous awards (including 20 Grammys and an Oscar), sold out stadiums around the globe, and earned a place alongside his teenage heroes in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Although he’s a living legend who ranks among the most important artists in rock history, Springsteen wasn’t an overnight success. Around the time of his first album, 1973’s Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., he was dismissed as just another “new Dylan"—some scruffy folk singer with a decent vocabulary looking to follow in Bob’s footsteps. In the decade that followed, Springsteen proved himself to be much more.

His breakthrough came with his third album, 1975’s Born to Run. The record hit No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and landed the singer-songwriter on the cover of both Time and Newsweek. Bruce nabbed his first chart-topping album five years later with The River, and in 1984, he went global with Born in the U.S.A., a critical and commercial smash that produced seven Top 10 singles.

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