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"Cross-Eyed Mary" is a song by the English progressive rock band Jethro Tull from their album Aqualung (1971). The song is about "Cross-Eyed Mary", a young girl who steals from her rich family to give to the poor she sees near her school, making her the "Robin Hood of Highgate". It was intended as a companion piece to "Aqualung", a piece on the same album about a homeless man. Indeed, the Aqualung character is given a cameo in "Cross-Eyed Mary", suggesting that the girl may have been stealing food for him. The song has been covered by Iron Maiden [1], and also by Clutch for the Sucking the '70s compilation.
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