Text:Mary and Martha
Tune:[Mary and-a Martha's just gone 'long]

162. Mary and Martha

1 Mary and-a Martha's just gone 'long,
Mary and-a Martha's just gone 'long,
Mary and-a Martha's just gone 'long,
To ring those charming bells.

Refrain:
Crying free grace and dying love,
Free grace and dying love,
Free grace and dying love,
To ring those charming bells.
Oh! way over Jordan,Lord,
Way over Jordan, Lord,
Way over Jordan, Lord,
To ring those charming bells.

2 The preacher and the elder's just gone 'long,
The preacher and the elder's just gone 'long,
The preacher and the elder's just gone 'long,
To ring those charming bells. [Refrain]

3 My father and mother's just gone 'long,
My father and mother's just gone 'long,
My father and mother's just gone 'long,
To ring those charming bells. [Refrain]

4 The Methodists and Baptists' just gone 'long,
The Methodists and Baptists' just gone 'long,
The Methodists and Baptists' just gone 'long,
To ring those charming bells. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Mary and-a Martha's just gone 'long
Title: Mary and Martha
Refrain First Line: Crying free grace and dying love
Language: English
Publication Date: 1981
Topic: Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs
Source: Traditional
Tune Information
Name: [Mary and-a Martha's just gone 'long]
Key: F Major or modal
Source: Traditional



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