The Kingston Trio — Mary Mild

[Verse 1] As it fell out on a cold winter day The drops of rain did fall Our Savior asked leave of His mother, Mary If He might go play at ball [Verse 2] "Go up the hill," His mother said "And there you will find three jolly children But let me hear no complaint of You When You come home again" [Verse 3] But the children said, "We are royal sons And we will not play at ball For You are but a poor maid's child Born in an oxen stall" [Verse 4] "If you are lords' and ladies' sons And you will not play at ball I'll build you a bridge of the beams of the sun To play upon us all" [Verse 5] And He built them a bridge of the beams of the sun And over the pools they played, all three And the mothers called, "Mary, call home your child Ere ours are drowned be" [Verse 6] Mary mild (Mary mild, Mary mild) Mary mild (Mary mild) called home her Child And when she asked Him, "Why?" Said He "Oh, I built them a bridge of the beams of the sun So they would play at ball with me [Outro] So they would play with me"