Jesus our brother kind and good
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Was humbly born in a stable rude.
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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, all 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, all shaggy and brown.
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"I," said the cow, all white and red
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"I gave him my manger for his bed
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I gave him my hay to pillow his head."
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"I," said the cow, all white and red
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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 so he would not cry
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We cooed him to sleep, my love and I
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"I," said the dove, from the rafters high.
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Thus every beast, by some good spell
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In the stable rude was glad to tell
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Of the gift he gave Emmanuel
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The gift he gave Emmanuel
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The gift he gave Emmanuel
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THE FRIENDLY BEASTS
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| Peter, Paul & Mary |
