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



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 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



Hey, cross-eyed Mary

Oh, Mary