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Thread #130508   Message #2942102
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
08-Jul-10 - 08:54 PM
Thread Name: St. Helena Island Spirituals Permathread
Subject: Mary Had a Baby (No. 2)
47. Mary Had a Baby (No. 2)

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

* This note is sung to the word "she" in verse 3 and verses constructed after that verse.
"Note: The first line of each verse is repeated several times and sung to all the strains of the melody."