The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #130508   Message #2942108
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
08-Jul-10 - 09:04 PM
Thread Name: St. Helena Island Spirituals Permathread
Subject: Mary Had a Baby (No. 3)
48. Mary Had a Baby (No. 3)

*(she)
1
Down in a valley sing hallelu
Down in a valley sing hallelu
Down in a valley sing hallelu
Down in de valley sing hallelu.
2
Mary had a baby sing hallelu.
3
What did she name him, sing hallelu.
4
She name him King Jedus, sing hallelu.
(Other names may be used sig. "Mighty Counsellor," "Prince of Peace," "Mighty God," Everlasting Father," etc.)
5
Where was he born, sing hallelu.
6
Born in a manger, sing hallelu.
7
Born in a stable, sing hallelu.

* This note is sung to the word "she' in verse 4 and verses constructed after that verse.
"Note: The first line of each verse is repeated several times and sung to all the different strains of the melody."