Chorus: Hail, hail dat beautiful star, Hail, hail dat beautiful star, Hail, hail dat beautiful star, De star of Bethlehem. 1. If you get dar before I do, De Star of Bethlehem, Just tell dem all I'm coming too, De Star of Bethlehem. 2. I'll take a walk to Galilee, De Star of Bethlehem, To see de man dat set us free, De Star of Bethlehem. 3. I came this night for to sing and pray, De Star of Bethlehem, To drive ole Satan far away, De Star of Bethlehem.
Same source as those above. Copyright 1884. "To see de man dat set us free" could also refer to Abraham Lincoln.