Oh Mary don't you weep for me 

Oh Mary just you wait for me

The battle will soon be over 

Oh Mary don't you weep



Jimmy sent a letter to his bride back home 

for three long years now he's been gone

He left her cryin' on her wedding day

And went to fight the battle of the Blue and Gray



Oh Mary don't you weep for me 

Oh Mary just you wait for me

The war's gonna soon be over 

Oh Mary don't you weep





Mary's young heart was filled with joy 

When she got the letter from her soldier boy

His words of love made her heart beat fast 

But little did she know it would be the last



Oh Mary don't you weep for me 

Oh Mary just you wait for me

The battle will soon be over 

Oh Mary don't you weep



On that same day Atlanta burned down 

Her soldier boy he fell to the ground

Now Mary sits alone by the candle light 

And reads his letter over every night



Oh Mary don't you weep for me 

Oh Mary just you wait for me

The war's gonna soon be over 

Oh Mary don't you weep



Oh Mary don't you weep for me 

Oh Mary just you wait for me

The battle's gonna soon be over 

Oh Mary don't you weep



Oh Mary don't you weep 

Oh Mary don't you weep