Mary Don’t You Weep (pre-civil war spiritual)

~ Song

Relationships

lyricist and composer:[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:The Master Book of American Folk Song (number: 1338) (order: 14)
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11823) (order: 821)
Wikidata:Q6779325 [info]
later translated versions:Mair, Paid Ag Wylo Mwy

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1957Oh, Mary, Don’t You WeepPete Seeger2:31
1958-09-30 –Oh, Mary, Don’t You Weep (1958-09-30)Nat King Cole1:58
1958-09Oh, Mary, Don't You WeepNat King Cole1:59
1961-05-26Oh, Mary Don’t You WeepJerry Garcia3:31
1972-01-13 – 1972-01-14Mary, Don’t You Weep (live, 1972-01: New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, CA, USA)cover and liveAretha Franklin7:27
1972-01-14Mary, Don’t You Weep (live, 1972-01-14: New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, CA, USA)cover and liveAretha Franklin7:10
1972-01-14Mary, Don’t You Weep (live, 1972-01-14: New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, CA, USA)liveAretha Franklin8:21
1983Mary Don’t U Weep (rehearsal, 1983)Prince4:52
1983Mary Don’t You Weep (Piano & a Microphone 1983 version)Prince4:42
1994-04Mary Don’t You WeepN. Ravikiran, Taj Mahal & V.M. Bhatt6:43
1994-06-26Mary Don’t You Weep (live, 1994‐06‐26: Glam Slam, Los Angeles, CA, USA)livePrince9:59
1994-06-26Mary Don’t You Weep (live, 1994‐06‐26: Glam Slam, Los Angeles, CA, USA)livePrince10:07
1994-07-14Mary Don’t You Weep (live, 1994‐07‐14: Palladium, New York, NY, USA)livePrince12:41
1995-03-05Mary Don’t You Weep (live, 1995‐03‐05: Wembley Arena, London, UK)livePrince8:51
1995-06-09Mary Don’t You Weep (live, 1995‐06‐09: Glam Slam, Miami Beach, FL, USA)livePrince5:19
1995-08-27Mary Don’t You Weep (live, 1995‐08‐27: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA)livePrince4:06
1996-01-17Mary Don’t You Weep (live, 1996‐01‐17: Nippon Budokan, Chiyoda, Japan)livePrince2:16
Mary Don’t You WeepcoverCarlene Davis?:??
Mary Don’t You Weepcover and liveIan Siegal & Jimbo Mathus5:25
Mary Don’t You WeeplivePrince10:25
Mary Don’t You Weepcover and liveAretha Franklin7:11
Mary Don’t You WeepcoverAaron Neville2:23
Mary Don’t You Weep (live, 2025-10-19: Later… with Jools Holland)liveAnnie & The Caldwells and Jools Holland2:08
Mary, don't you weepAretha Franklin7:53
O Mary Don't You WeepFisk Jubilee Singers?:??
O Mary Don’t You WeepcoverMontreal Jubilation Gospel Choir5:43
O Mary Don’t You WeepDeron Johnson3:18
O, Mary, Don’t You WeepTennessee Ernie Ford1:45
Oh Mary Don't You WeepcoverHank Thompson2:10
Oh Mary Don't You WeepMark Dvorak2:56
Oh Mary Don't You WeepFisk Jubilee Singers1:40
Oh Mary Don't You WeepFisk Jubilee Singers1:41
Oh Mary Don't You WeepNat King Cole1:59
Oh Mary Don’t You WeepNat King Cole1:59
Oh Mary Don’t You WeepThe Fisk Jubilee Singers2:41
Oh Mary Don’t You WeepcoverTennessee Ernie Ford?:??
Oh Mary Don’t You Weep (The Voice Performance)cover and liveKoryn Hawthorne3:09
Oh Mary, Don't You WeepNat King Cole1:58
Oh Mary, Don't You Weep, Don't You MournFisk Jubilee Singers2:47
Oh Mary, Don’t You WeepThe Swan Silvertones2:50