Mary's Little Boy Child
Recorded by Jim Reeves
Written by Jester Hairston
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Long time ago in Bethlehem so the Holy Bible says
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Mary's boy child Jesus Christ was born on Christmas Day
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Hark now hear the angels sing a new King's born today
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And man will live for evermore because of Christmas Day
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Trumpets sound and angels sing listen what they say
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That man will live for evermore because of Christmas Day
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While Shepherds watched their flock by night they see a bright new star
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Then hear a choir of angels sing music seems to come from a far
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Now Joseph and his wife Mary come to Bethlehem that night
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They find no place to lay the child not a single room was in sight
Repeat #2
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By and by they find a little nook in a stable so forlorn
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In a manger there so cold and dark Mary's little Boy was born
Repeat #2
Recorded by Jim Reeves
Written by Jester Hairston
C F G7 C
Long time ago in Bethlehem so the Holy Bible says
F C G7 C
Mary's boy child Jesus Christ was born on Christmas Day
F G7 C F G7
Hark now hear the angels sing a new King's born today
C F C G7 C
And man will live for evermore because of Christmas Day
F G7 C F G7
Trumpets sound and angels sing listen what they say
C F C G7 C
That man will live for evermore because of Christmas Day
F G7 C
While Shepherds watched their flock by night they see a bright new star
F C G7 C
Then hear a choir of angels sing music seems to come from a far
F G7 C
Now Joseph and his wife Mary come to Bethlehem that night
F C G7 C
They find no place to lay the child not a single room was in sight
Repeat #2
F G7 C
By and by they find a little nook in a stable so forlorn
F C G7 C
In a manger there so cold and dark Mary's little Boy was born
Repeat #2
