Jethro Tull - Cross-Eyed Mary Meaning

Cross-Eyed Mary Lyrics

Who would be a poor man, a beggar-man, 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...

1. anonymous

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   Jul 23rd 2023 !⃝

   Seems to me that if you know what a jack-knife barber is you should be able to clearly see the song is about child prostitution.
2. anonymous

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   Mar 13th 2023 !⃝

   Dyslexia is a devaastaing disease, it is accomadtive isotrophia, it is a disease of the strong, who can never rentripy power or their belief in equal.
3. Crashcup

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   Feb 18th 2018 !⃝

   Mary Magdalene- Cross eyed Mary- get it? The writer is playing with the myth and transposing into a more modern setting complete with Aqualung (Jesus in this case)who the prostitute's attention is drawn to. It's genius, the whole Aqualung album
   would have been an amazing play, much better than Jesus Christ superstar because it's far more cinematic and thought provoking.
4. anonymous

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   Jun 24th 2017 !⃝

   From a humanistic point of view , I believe that JETHRO TULL'S ''Cross Eyed Mary'' is a song about a Girl that doesn't get Her kicks from little boys. Anotherwords, She doesn't want to manipulate or screw Them in anyway. She also doesn't want to spoil Their innocence for that matter. From a religious point of view, while ''Aqualung'' is watching through the railings, She rather make it with ''Letching Greys'', because They are older sinful Men in need to confess Their sins to Her. Symbollicaly She represents and sometimes appears to be used as a Prostitute that has been empregnated by Them when absorbing Their sinful nature. On the overall ''Cross Eyed Mary'' does help the faithful poor in need and the rich ones with Their money to give a little more in order to have a healthier humanitarian balance.
5. anonymous

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   Jun 15th 2017 !⃝

   A fucking genius composing music as he feels at the time. Ask Beethoven the same question...