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
Covered in
wilderness, covered in stains
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 you stay, Mary
Jesus says Mother, I couldn’t stay another
day longer
He flies right by and leaves a kiss upon
her face
While the angels are singing his praises in
a blaze of glory
Mary stays behind and starts cleaning up
the place
Oh Mary
She moves behind
me
She leaves her
fingerprints
Everywhere
Every time the snow
drifts
Every way the sand
shifts
Even when the night
lifts
She’s always there
Refrain
Oh Mary, you’re covered
in roses, you’re covered in ruins
You’re covered in
secrets,
You’re covered in
treetops, covered in birds
Who can sing a
million songs without any words
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 you stay
Mary
To hear Patty
Griffin perform Mary, click on the
video below:
Image source: Luis
de Morales (El Devino), Pietà (Madrid,
c. 1560),
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