In Part One of this thread, Mudcatter "sian of west wales" contributed a lovely item and then Joe Offer found a source and an additional verse. (CLICK HERE to go see it.)

We did it last night, with a new verse to replace the last copyrighted verse, to fit what we thought was the sense of the song more accurately as a Lenten piece. We made a few other minor adjustments as well in the verses, to ease a few syllables to more singable. Here is the whole thing as we did it.

Sian had a version of the tune from memory (and Joe Offer has the the actual tune), which I hope can be posted somehow. But it also fits the MAID ON THE SHORE TUNE, and I have included chords for that tune below, as well.

~S~

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JUDAS AND MARY
(Sydney Carter; last verse by Susan Hinton)

Said Judas to Mary, "Oh, what will you do
With your ointments so rich and so rare?"
"I'll pour them all over the feet of my Lord
And I'll wipe them away with my hair," she said.
"I'll wipe them away with my hair."

"Oh, Mary, Oh Mary, but think of the poor
This ointment, it could have been sold.
And think of the blankets, and think of the bread
You could buy with the silver and gold," he said.
"You could buy with the silver and gold."

"Tomorrow, tomorrow, I'll think of the poor,
Tomorrow," she said, "not today
For dearer than all of the poor of the world
Is my love who is going away," she said.
"My love who is going away.

Said Jesus to Mary, "Your love is so deep
Today you may do as you will.
Tomorrow, you say, I am going away
But my body I leave with you still," he said
"My body I leave with you still."

"The poor of the world are my body," he said,
"To the end of the world they will be;
And every kind deed you may do for the poor
In truth you are doing for me," he said;
"In truth you are doing for me."

"My body will hang on the cross of the world
Tomorrow," he said, "not today.
And the love Mary bears in her heart as she weeps
Will wash all her sorrow away, away,
Will wash all her sorrow away."

(C) Galliard Publications

CHORDS, using tune MAID ON THE SHORE
(Gm)Said Judas to (F)Mary, "Oh, what will you (Gm)do
With your ointments so (F)rich and so (Gm)rare?"
"I'll pour them all (F)over the (Gm)feet of my Lord...
And I'll (Gm)wipe them a- (F)way with my (Gm)hair," she said.
"I'll (Gm)wipe them a- (F)way with my (Gm)hair." (F,Gm)

SH