Joan Baez - Mary lyrics

Mary you're covered in roses
You're covered in ashes
You're covered in rain
You're covered in babies
You're covered in slashes
You're covered in wilderness
You're covered in stains
You cast aside the sheet
You cast aside the shroud
Of another man, who served the world proud
You greet another son, you lose another one
On some sunny day and always stay, Mary

Jesus says Mother I couldn't
Stay another day longer
Flys right by me and leaves
A kiss upon her face
While the angels are singin' his praises
In a blaze of glory
Mary stays behind and starts
Cleaning up the place
Mary she moves behind me
She leaves her fingerprints everywhere
Everytime the snow drifts
Everytime the sand shifts
Even when the night lifts, she's always there

Jesus said Mother I couldn't
Stay another day longer
Flys right by me and leaves
A kiss upon her face
While the angels are singin' his praises
In a blaze of glory
Mary stays behind and starts
Cleaning up the place

Mary you're covered in roses
You're covered in ruin
You're covered in secrets
Your'e covered in treetops
You're covered in birds
Who can sing a million
Songs without any words
You cast aside the sheets
You cast aside the shroud
Of another man, who served the world proud
You greet another son, you lose another one
On some sunny day and always stay
Mary, Mary, Mary