Mary's Boy Child

by Harry Belafonte

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Mary's Boy Child 

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Long time a­g-o in Beth-­le-­hem 

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So the Ho-­ly Bi-­ble say, 

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Mar-­y's Boy Child, Je-­sus Christ, 

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Was born on Chr-­ist-­mas day, 

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Hark, now hear the an-­gels sing, 

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A New King's born to-­day, 

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And man will live for-­ev-­er-­more 

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Be-­cause of Chr-ist-­mas Day. 


While shepherds watched their flocks by night, 
They saw a bright new shining star, 
They heard a choir sing a song; 
The music seemed to come from afar 


Now Jo-­seph and his wife Mar-­y 
Came to Beth-­le-­hem that night; 
They found no place to bear her Child; 
Not a sin-­gle room was in sight.