A good old gospel song from the southern United States. This has been recorded by many folk singers and exists in numerous versions.
Oh Mary Don't You Weep
Mf - If You Miss Me at the Back of the Bus
Pb - Oh, Sisters Don't You Weep
1. Sandburg, Carl / American Songbag, Harcourt Brace Jovan…, Sof (1928/1955), p476 (Pharaoh's Army Got Drownded) 2. Leisy, James F. (ed.) / Songs for Pickin' and Singin', Gold Medal Books, sof (1962), p198 3. Carawan, Guy & Candie / Sing for Freedom, Sing Out, sof (1990), p 58 4. Lynn, Frank (ed.) / Songs for Swinging Housemothers, Fearon, Sof (1963/1961), p312 5. Best, Dick & Beth (eds.) / New Song Fest Deluxe, Charles Hansen, Sof (1971/1948), p148 6. Winds of the People, Sing Out, Sof (1982), p 35 7. Blood, Peter; and Annie Patterson (eds.) / Rise Up Singing, Sing Out, Sof (1989/1992), p 63 8. Sandburg, Helga (ed.) / Sweet Music, Dial, Bk (1963), p101 (Pharaoh's Army) 9. Abe and Malka. Mandelblatt, Abe & Malka A. / 100 Guitar Accompanyments, Amsco, Sof (1974), p156 10. Davis, Bill. Sounds of the Smokies, Old Traditions BWD 51471, LP (197?), cut#A.04 11. Halifax Three. Halifax Three, Epic BN 26038, LP (1963), cut#B.06 12. Hurt, Mississippi John. Mississippi John Hurt, Vol. 3. Sacred and Secular, Heritage (England) HT320, LP (1988/reis/), cut# 9 (Mary Don't You Weep) 13. Hurt, Mississippi John. Worried Blues, Piedmount PLP-13161, LP (196?/?), cut# 9 14. Hurt, Mississippi John. Garwood, Donald / Masters of Instrumental Blues Guitar, Oak, Fol (1967), p43 15. Kingston Trio. Close Up, Capitol T 1642, LP (1961), cut#A.04 (Don't You Weep Mary) 16. Kingston Trio. Rediscover the Kingston Trio, Folk Era FE 2001, LP (1985), cut#A.04 (Oh, Mary) 17. Leadbelly. Leadbelly's Last Sessions, Part 4, Folkways FA 2942, LP (196?/?), cut# 11 (Mary Don't You Weep) 18. Leadbelly. Lomax, John & Alan Lomax (eds.) / Leadbelly. A Collection of World Famou, Folkways, sof (1959), p51 (Mary Doncha Weep) 19. Schilling, Jean. Old Traditions, Traditional JS-5117, LP (1967/1974), cut#A.03 (Mary Don't You Weep) 20. Seeger, Pete. Seeger, Pete / American Favorite Ballads, Oak, Fol (1961), p78 21. Sheer, Anita. Anita Sheer, MGM E-4225, LP (196?), cut#B.06 22. Steamboat Entertainers. Galax International, Heritage (Galax) 067, LP (1988/?), cut# 19 23. Taussig, Harry. Taussig, Harry / Folk-Style Guitar, Oak, Sof (1973), p 97
Lyrics and chords available from Folk Den Project.