176.4s Recording (Mar 13 @ 2:51 PM)

[Verse 1] Up at the hill from the Wampum line Where the shooting lights begin to shine One thing lingers when the sun goes down An old Irish lady who lived near town Past the quarry where the shadows run Not far from the banks of the old Snake Run Kids grow quiet when the night winds call As the moon hangs over and the tree leaves fall [Chorus] Mary Black in the middle air Whispers through the woods like a quiet prayer Don't make a sound don't call her name The night remembers just the same So when the midnight moon shines through You might hear Mary calling you [Verse 2] Turkey Hill Road near the limestone quarry The old Tyndall graveyard holds her story Mary Black was born in 1801 She had nine kids and lived by Snake Run A witch to a cat that's what took place Say her name three times she'll scratch your face But the truth is simpler a healer strong and plain The headstone's gone but the story's the same [Chorus] Mary Black in the midnight air Whispers through the woods like a quiet prayer Don't make a sound don't call her name The night remembers just the same So when the midnight moon shines through You might hear Mary calling you [Verse 3] The tale I've told will carry on Of a lonely widow who's now long gone She wasn't a witch she wasn't a ghost Just a pioneer woman a healer for most Now the years roll by and the legend's undone Of Mary Black by the old Snake Run Yeah when you hear shooting remember this rhyme Mary Black Mary Black don't say it three times