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Jon Freeman

Posted - 26 Jun 03 - 01:07 am

From Mary in Ky - Thanks Mary!

Mary Had A Baby
1. Mary had a baby,
Aye, Lord
Mary had a baby,
Aye, my Lord,
Mary had a baby,
Aye, Lord,
The people keep a-comin' and the train done gone.

2. Where did she lay him?

3. Laid him in a manger

4. What did she name him?

5. Name him King Jesus

6. Who heard the singin'?

7. Shepherds heard the singin'

8. Star keep a-shining

9. Moving in the elements

10. Jesus went to Egypt

11. Traveled on a donkey

12. Angels went around him


Source: The Second Penquin Book of Christmas Carols, ed. Elizabeth Poston.

Database entry is here.




dmcg

Posted - 29 Nov 04 - 01:35 pm

'Singing Together', Autumn 1971, identifies this as a spiritual from St Helena Island.




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