Saint Stephen's End
Did you hear about Saint Stephen's end?
How they stoned him by the river bend?
And the morning sun
When the world was young
Did you hear about the elephant
Ran wild from the circus tent?
Killed a crowd of ten
Before they shot him dead
Oh Mary, don't you cry
Please, lay your weary hand in mine
Did you hear about Edith Cavell
How on the firing line she fell?
In a Belgian night
In a dress of white
Oh Mary, don't you cry
Please, lay your weary hand in mine
And swing low and softly down
And lend me your ear
Did you hear about Saint Peter's crown
How they crucified him upside down?
In the desert air
When the world was fair
Oh Mary, don't you cry
Please, lay your weary hand in mine
And swing low and softly down
And lend me your ear, Mary dear
How they stoned him by the river bend?
And the morning sun
When the world was young
Did you hear about the elephant
Ran wild from the circus tent?
Killed a crowd of ten
Before they shot him dead
Oh Mary, don't you cry
Please, lay your weary hand in mine
Did you hear about Edith Cavell
How on the firing line she fell?
In a Belgian night
In a dress of white
Oh Mary, don't you cry
Please, lay your weary hand in mine
And swing low and softly down
And lend me your ear
Did you hear about Saint Peter's crown
How they crucified him upside down?
In the desert air
When the world was fair
Oh Mary, don't you cry
Please, lay your weary hand in mine
And swing low and softly down
And lend me your ear, Mary dear
Credits
Writer(s): Simone E Felice, Ian Felice, James Felice, Gregory Farley, Josh Rawson
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