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220. Mary Had a Baby

1 Mary had a baby, my Lord;
Mary had a baby, my Lord.
Mary had a baby, Mary had a baby,
Mary had a baby, my Lord.

2 What did she name him, my Lord?
What did she name him, my Lord?
What did she name him, what did she name him,
what did she name him, my Lord?

3 She named him King Jesus, my Lord.
She named him King Jesus, my Lord.
She named him King Jesus, she named him King
Jesus,
she named him King Jesus, my Lord.

4 Where was he born, my Lord?
Where was he born, my Lord?
Where was he born, where was he born,
where was he born, my Lord?

5 Born in a manger, my Lord.
Born in a manger, my Lord.
Born in a manger, born in a manger,
born in a manger, my Lord.

Text Information
First Line: Mary had a baby, my Lord
Title: Mary Had a Baby
Language: English
Publication Date: 2003
Scripture: ;
Source: African-American spiritual
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [Mary had a baby]
Key: E♭ Major
Source: African-American spiritual
Copyright: Public Domain



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