Cross-eyed Mary

Who would be a poor man, a beggarman, a thief --

If he had a rich man in his hand.

And 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.

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 grey.

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 stealer

But her favour's good and strong:

She's the robin hood of highgate --

Helps the poor man get along.


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