ODE TO MARY

Lyrics

[Verse: Moor Mother] Ode to Mary Free spirits, free truth My mama pinned a rose on me I went to see, I went to see, I went to see Mary Lou Williams played "Scorpio" Ran them keys back inside the piano Free spirits, free spirits Free truth, free in the air So sharp, so sharp B Sharp, so sharp So sharp they bleed My mama pinned a rose on me My mama pinned a rose on me I went to see, I went to see, I went to see Ode to Mary, ode to Mary Spirits, free truth Free in the air So sharp, B Sharp So sharp, so sharp they bleed My mama pinned a rose on me My mama pinned the rosary My mama pinned the rose on me Ode to Mary, yeah, ode to Mary My mama pinned a rose on me My mama pinned a rose on me My mama pinned the rosary I went to see, I went to see Mary Lou Williams Ode to Mary [Outro: Mary Lou Williams] Took me to his grandmother's house And I prayed at least eleven months before I came back to America I cancelled all my work and everything and I began praying for at least ten years straight Off and on, Dizzy Gillespie, such a wonderful guy He'd call me to go out on gigs with him And I'd go back in the house and pray again, you know?