Jesus, our brother, kind and good
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Was humbly born in a stable of wood
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And the friendly beasts around Him stood
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Jesus, our brother, kind and good
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I said, the donkey, shaggy and brown
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I carried His mother up hill and down
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I carried His mother to Bethlehem town
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I said, the donkey, shaggy and brown
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I said, the sheep with curly horn
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I gave Him my wool for a blanket warm
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He wore my coat on Christmas morn
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I said, the sheep with curly horn
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I said, the dove from the rafters high
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I cooed Him to sleep that He should not cry
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We cooed Him to sleep my love and I
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I said, the dove from rafters high
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Thus, every beast by some good spell
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In the stable dark was glad to tell
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Of the gift he gave Emmanuel
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Of the gift he gave Emmanuel
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The Gifts They Gave
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| Harry Belafonte |
