RICHARD THOMPSON lyrics - Mary And Joseph

(Richard Thompson)



Mary and Joseph were watching the border

Lovers with a different pose

Like the worm that loves the rose

Mary is in stitches

She's tied down on the bed

While Joseph plays the ukelele

Standing on his head



Sad is the hour that saw them divided

People with a common blood

Parted in the name of good

The father and the mother

Of the royal king on earth

He'll only come when hearts are joined

And peace rings in his birth.