Mary, you're covered in roses, you're covered in ashes   You're covered in rain   You're covered in babies, covered in slashes   Covered in wilderness, covered in stains      You cast aside the sheet, you cast aside the shroud   Of another man, who served the world proud   You greet another son, you lose another one   On some sunny day and always you stay, Mary      Jesus says, "Mother I couldn't stay another day longer"   He flys right by and leaves a kiss upon her face   While the angels are singin' his praises in a blaze of glory   Mary stays behind and starts cleaning up the place      Oh Mary, she moves behind me   She leaves her fingerprints everywhere   Every time the snow drifts, every way the sand shifts   Even when the night lifts, she's always there      Jesus said, "Mother I couldn't stay another day longer"   He flys right by and leaves a kiss upon her face   While the angels are singin' his praises in a blaze of glory   Mary stays behind and starts cleaning up the place      Oh Mary, you're covered in roses, you're covered in ruins   You're covered in secrets   You're covered in treetops, covered in birds   Who can sing a million songs without any words      You cast aside the sheets, you cast aside the shroud   Of another man, who served the world proud   You greet another son, you lose another one   On some sunny day and always you stay      Mary, Mary