Mary lyrics

I first heard her singing her songs of old Ireland

Sweet songs full of joy, full of sorrow and pain

And all of that summer I listened and watched her

And I fell in love with sweet Mary McCain

She told me of Ireland, her father and mother

Of believing in God, whom she felt deep inside

She sang of her brothers, both buried in Derry

She sang of the cause for which both of them died

Oh, I think of Mary and Dublin and Derry

And songs full of sadness, that made us both cry

Oh, I think of Mary and Dublin and Derry

And eyes full of truth, just as blue as the sky

Oh, I think of Mary, and then I just ask myself why?

I begged her, come with me, live far from your Ireland

You'll never find peace as the pain grows more keen

She smiled and caressed me, she needed her homeland

She needed her Ireland, so wild and so green

Oh, I think of Mary and Dublin and Derry

And songs full of sadness, that made us both cry

Oh, I think of Mary and Dublin and Derry

And eyes full of truth, just as blue as the sky

Oh, I think of Mary, and then I just ask myself why?

Sweet Mary I'll love till I die

• Artist:Roger Whittaker