Our Little Mary

Mary told he friend Nance It was only one dance and the band was playing her song Our little Mary Her life was so merry Made friends whose giggles and jokes Made all those around young With the songs they all sung Her teachers, brothers and folks Poor little Mary She thought she was wary She only slipped up one time Had one kid with AIDS While still in her braids Never saw it as a real crime Now poor little Mary Left town as a fairy Said goodbye with tears in her eyes Had so much to give But no time to live Won’t be long before her baby dies But poor little Mary Said kids should not hurry Stay pure as long as it takes To live life as a kid She sure wished that she did The chances are not worth the stakes Mary told her friend Nance To wait for her dance And make it last a very long time Poor little Mary Whose life was so hairy Couldn’t make it all the way down the line