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O Mary, don't you weep. [Verse 1] Mind, my sister, how you walk on the cross. Your foot might slip and your soul'll be lost. Pharaoh's army got drownded. O Mary, don't you weep. [Chorus]...
Because, you see, Pharoah's army (Pharaoh's army) Pharoah's army, they got drowned (Drowned in the Red Sea) (Oh Mary, don't you weep) Mary, don't weep (Don't weep) Mary...
Apr 25, 2006 · O Mary Don't You Weep Lyrics: Well if I could, I surely would / Stand on the rock where Moses stood / Pharaoh's army got drowned / Oh Mary, don't you weep / Oh Mary, don't you weep, don't...
Mar 1, 2024 · The lines “Pharaoh’s army got drownded” serve as a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and finding redemption. Throughout the song, there are references to biblical imagery. In the first verse, Mary is warned to be cautious in her actions, as her soul could be lost if she falters.
Other narratives relate to The Exodus and the Passage of the Red Sea, with the chorus proclaiming Pharaoh's army got drown-ded!, and to God's rainbow covenant to Noah after the Great Flood. With liberation thus one of its themes, the song again became popular during the Civil Rights Movement.
Pharaoh’s army got drown-ded, O Mary, don’t you weep. Verses: Some of these mornings bright and fair, take my wings and cleave the air. When I get to heaven going to sing and shout, nobody there for to turn me out. When I get to heaven going to put on my shoes, run about glory and tell all the news.
