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Crazy Mary from London berry
Lives next door to the cemetery
How many lovers have you buried
We would shout, running scared
Along the green and golden paths
That took us home, away from Crazy Mary
In the lamplight burning low
Dimly through enchanted woods
She rocks beside the fire that never was lit
And as we ran on by
Pretending to be frightened
We'd shout and laugh at Crazy Mary
She would never answer us
Smiled through the window softly
Wild-eyed and wild-haired but we were sure
That in the dark of night
She cursed us soundly, casting spells
And such to turn us into donkeys
So it seems that older now
We stand upon this wind-swept moor
The lonely grave before us
Testifies that Crazy Mary sings and dreams
He dreams somewhere
But not where little kids can follow after
And on the stone, these words, dear friend
Please write me down as one who loved
The raven-haired and laughing lads
That swore that they would marry me
And soon their sons came running by
And here I lie, forgotten, Crazy Mary.
Lives next door to the cemetery
How many lovers have you buried
We would shout, running scared
Along the green and golden paths
That took us home, away from Crazy Mary
Dimly through enchanted woods
She rocks beside the fire that never was lit
And as we ran on by
Pretending to be frightened
We'd shout and laugh at Crazy Mary
Smiled through the window softly
Wild-eyed and wild-haired but we were sure
That in the dark of night
She cursed us soundly, casting spells
And such to turn us into donkeys
We stand upon this wind-swept moor
The lonely grave before us
Testifies that Crazy Mary sings and dreams
He dreams somewhere
But not where little kids can follow after
Please write me down as one who loved
The raven-haired and laughing lads
That swore that they would marry me
And soon their sons came running by
And here I lie, forgotten, Crazy Mary.
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I've always been a fan of this song and album. This album is more like folk in some ways than beer drinking country that you expect from DAC. To me this song is about being a young boy and teasing an older woman that's obviously struggling with mental illness. When you're young you'll believe almost anything, we were all extremely gullible once and some still are I suppose. I feel like wild stories had been spread about this woman who probably kept to herself and couldn't defend herself verbally or she didn't even understand that she was being made fun of. Kids love to be cruel and put down anyone (especially those that can't fight back) just for kicks. He and his friends so hurtful things and runoff laughing while Crazy Mary has no idea what's even going on. In their mind she's casting spells and wants to do them harm, while in reality she's doing well to just coexist in a cruel world. The last verse leads you to believe that she had been taken advantage of by men that promised her a monogamous relationship or marriage and then they wronged her. Possibly all of that trauma caused her mental problems and now the sons of those men were teasing her almost like a sick joke coming full circle. A very deep song indeed that really makes you think and that's what I love about music. The meaning isn't always obvious, it's up to the listener to decide and use their imagination.