Mary Mary Had a Baby Boy, What Did She Name Him, Jesus

Mary Had A Babe

St. Helena Island Spiritual
Collected by Northward. One thousand. J. Ballanta-Taylor
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1. Mary had a baby, oh, Lord,
Mary had a babe, oh my Lord,
Mary had a infant, oh Lord,
People continue a-comin' an' the train done gone.

2. What did she name him? oh, Lord,
What did she proper name him? oh my Lord,
What did she proper name him? oh Lord,
People keep a-comin' an' the train done gone.

three. She named [i] him Jesus, oh, Lord,
She named him Jesus, oh my Lord,
She named him Jesus, oh Lord,
People go along a-comin' an' the railroad train washed gone.

5. Named him King Jesus (My Lord)
Named him King Jesus (Oh My Lord)
Named him King Jesus (My Lord)
People keep a-comin' an' the railroad train done gone.

half dozen. Now where was he born? oh, Lord,
Where was he born? oh my Lord,
Where was he born? oh Lord,
People keep a-comin' an' the train done gone.

7. Built-in in a stable, oh, Lord,
Built-in in a stable, oh my Lord,
Born in a stable, oh Lord,
People proceed a-comin' an' the train washed gone.

eight. And where did she [2] lay him? oh, Lord,
Where did she lay him? oh my Lord,
Where did she lay him? oh Lord,
People proceed a-comin' an' the railroad train done gone.

9. She laid him in a manger, oh, Lord, [3]
Laid him in a manger, oh my Lord,
Laid him in a manger, oh Lord,
People proceed a-comin' an' the train washed gone.

ten. Who heard the singing? (My Lord)
Who heard the singing? (Oh My Lord)
Who heard the singing? (My Lord)
People keep a-comin' an' the train done gone.

eleven. Shepherds heard the singing (My Lord)
Shepherds heard the singing (Oh My Lord)
Shepherds heard the singing (My Lord)
People keep a-comin' an' the train done gone.

12. Who came to see him, oh, Lord?
Who came to see him, oh, my Lord?
Who came to run across him, oh Lord?
People keep a-comin' an' the train done gone.

13. Shepherds came to come across him, oh, Lord,
Shepherds came to see him, oh, my Lord;
Shepherds came to see him, oh, Lord,
People keep a-comin' an' the railroad train done gone.

xiv. Star keeps shining (My Lord)
Star keeps shining (Oh My Lord)
Star keeps shining (My Lord)
People continue a-comin' an' the train washed gone.

15. The wise men kneeled before him, oh, Lord,
The wise men kneeled before him, oh, my Lord,
The wise men kneeled before him, oh, Lord,
People keep a-comin' an' the train done gone.

`6. Male monarch Herod tried to detect him, oh, Lord,
King Herod tried to observe him, oh, my Lord,
Rex Herod tried to find him, oh, Lord,
People keep a-comin' an' the train washed gone.

17. Moving in the elements (My Lord)
Moving in the elements (Oh My Lord)
Moving in the elements (My Lord)
People continue a-comin' an' the train washed gone.

18. They went away to Egypt, oh, Lord,
They went abroad to Egypt, oh, my Lord,
They went away to Arab republic of egypt, oh, Lord,
People go along a-comin' an' the railroad train washed gone.

19. Traveled on a donkey (My Lord)
Traveled on a donkey (Oh My Lord)
Traveled on a donkey (My Lord)
People go along a-comin' an' the train done gone.

twenty. Angels watching over him, [4] oh, Lord,
Angels watching over him, oh, my Lord,
Angels watching over him, oh, Lord,
People proceed a-comin' an' the train washed gone.

Notes

1. Or, called Render

2. Or, they Return

3. Or, Laid him in a manger, Oh, Lord,� Return

4. Or: Angels went around him... Render

Album notes from Bruce Cockburn's Christmas (1993): "This call-and-response song appears to have originated on the S Carolina coastal island of Saint Helena in the terminal century. The verses follow a fairly predictable pattern till you get to 'moving in the elements...'"

Elizabeth Poston in The 2nd Penguin Volume of Christmas Carols (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1970) quotes N. Chiliad. J. Ballanta-Taylor for the first verse and tune, and has additional verses "every bit sung variously extempore."

Ron Clancy, author of the Christmas Classics serial of Christmas carol books, has now created a number of "The Story Behind The Music" YouTube� videos recounting the histories of numerous Christmas carols, including this carol and Go Tell Information technology On The Mount.

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