Agents Of Mercy - The Ballad of Mary Chilton lyrics

They came from far away never to return After 60 days through calm and gales From the Mayflower's stern she saw a silhouette, the towering outline of the shore So she cried out into the ocean roar, the ocean roar She leaped out over the rail into the shallow sea and then waded in to land - to a new world - no one had seen 102 of them were freezing in the night She followed on to the awaiting site..to their site But young Mary was left behind when her kin lost their lives Their mission left her a gap in time and its aim was cast aside in her mind Yes young Mary was left behind when her kin lost their lives Their mission left her a gap in time and its aim was cast aside... Pilgrims and Indians united around the fire The first year and many moons they grew to acquire freedom for everyone - its rare longevity But Mary outlived them all indeed Mary Chilton was born on May 31, 1607 in Sandwich, Kent, England and was the daughter of Mayflower pa**enger James Chilton and Susannah Furner who were Pilgrims, which was a religious group that were dissenters from the Church of England because they were forced to wander form their native land looking for religious freedom. In 1620, at the age of thirteen, Mary accompanied her parents on the voyage to Plymouth. By legend, Mary Chilton was the first female pa**enger to step ashore at Plymouth, reportedly so excited that she jumped out of the small boat and waded ashore onto Plymouth Rock. "It was so dark, damp and stormy. Westerly gales. The Mayflower almost fell apart. Most of us were seasick. People dying of scurvy and bleeding gums The wind tossed the ship back and forth. 2 d**hs and one birth coming over."