Lyrics
(African American Spiritual)
Mary had a baby, oh Lord (repeat twice)
The people keep a-comin’ and the train done gone.
feaWhat did she name him? oh, Lord…
She named him Jesus, oh, Lord…
Now where was he born? oh, Lord…
Born in a stable, oh, Lord…
See also
- Culture: African American Spirituals
- Subject: Christmas
- Harmony: I IV V chords
- Meter: 4
- Scale: pentatonic
- Tones: s,l,drmsl
- Source: American Folk Songs for Children,Ruth Crawford Seeger, Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1948
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