West Indian
Mary had a boy child, Jesus Christ
He's a born on Christmas Day, do, do, di, do,
Mary had a boy child, Jesus Christ
He's a born on Christmas Day.
Long time ago in Bethlehem
So the Holy Bible say,
Mary's boy child, Jesus Christ
Was born on Christmas Day.
Editor's Note: Possibly adapted by Jester Hairston as "Mary's Little Boy Child", copyright 1956.