Am
Mary and the baby hungry;
G
Yes, we know what hungry be.
Am D
So we bring them Pigeon Peas and rice,
Am D Am
And a little ginger tea.
C G
Only Pigeon Peas and rice;
C Am
A little ginger tea.
C G
Mary thank us with her eyes,
C D Am
She poor the same as we.
Am C D Am
She poor the same as we.
[Verse 2]
Am
Mary and the baby, lonely;
G
Lonely is not good to be.
Am D
So we stay a while and chat a while,
Am D Am
To keep them company.
C G
Stay a while, make the baby smile;
C Am
Pass the time of day.
C G
Mary’s laughter touch our hearts,
C D Am
She make us glad we stay.
C D Am
So glad that we could stay.
[Verse 3]
Am
Mary and the baby, weary.
G
Oh, we know what weary be.
Am D
So we make a bed and pillow for her head
Am D Am
With down from the Mahoe Tree.
C G
Only down from the Mahoe Tree
Am Am
To rest them soft and good.
C G
We feel bad these be all we had:
D D Am
We do the best we could.
C D Am
We do the best we could.
[Verse 4]
Am
Mary and the babe rest, easy.
Am G
We go ‘way and let them be.
Am D
On hush tip-toe and voice kept low;
Am D Am
We look up and see:
C G
Star of Hope shine in the sky!
C Am
To mark the baby’s birth!
C G
Seem to say it's ‘Borning Day',
C D Am
Of better times on earth.
C D Am
Of better times on earth.
