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Cross‐Eyed Mary
Jethro Tull
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Hey
Who would fear a poor man, a beggar man, a thief
If he had the rich man's amusements?
And who would steal the candy from a laughing baby's mouth
If he could take it from the money man?
Hey, cross-eyed Mary
Caught jumping in the game
She signs no contract
But she always plays the game
She dines in hamster pits
One expensive powder brew
Then a jackknife barber
Drops her off at school
Laughing in the playground
Gets no kicks from little boys
Would rather make it with a lynching ring
Maybe her attention
Is drawn by a growler
Who watches through the railings as they play
Cross-eyed Mary
Find it hard to get along
She's a poor man's witch girl
Yet she'll do it for song
She's a rich man stealer
While the baby's getting strong
She's a Robin Hood huggee
Helps the poor man get along
Watch out
Cross-eyed Mary
Thank you all very much
Thank you, we'll see you again sometime, huh?
Bye bye now, bye bye, bye bye