Cross-Eyed Mary

Iron Maiden

Who would be a poor man a beggerman, a thief 
if he had a rich man in his hand 
Who would steal the candy from a laughing baby's mouth 
if he could take it from the money man 

Cross-eyed Mary goes jumping in again 
She signs no contract but she always plays the game 
She dines in Hampstead village on expense accounted gruel 
and the jack knife barber drops her off at school 

Laughing in the playground gets no kicks from little boys 
would rather make it with a letching gray 
Or maybe her attention is drawn by Aqualung 
who watches through the railings as they play 

Cross-eyed Mary finds it hard to get along. 
She's a poor man's rich girl and she'll do it for a song 
She's a rich man's stealer but her favour's good and strong 
She's the Robin Hood of Highgate helps the poor man get along 

Laughing in the playground gets no kicks from little boys 
would rather make it with a letching gray 
Or maybe her attention is drawn by Aqualung 
who watches through the railings as they play 

Cross-eyed Mary goes jumping in again 
She signs no contract but she always plays the game 
She dines in Hampstead village on expense accounted gruel 
and the jack knife barber drops her off at school 

Cross-eyed Mary 

Ooohh, Mary 

Cross-eyed Mary