Lyrics Mary and the Baby (The Borning Day) - Kamahl

Mary and the baby, hungry
Yes we know what hungry be
So we bring them peas and rice
And a little ginger tea
Only pigeon, peas and rice
And a little ginger tea
Mary thank us with her eyes
She poor, the same as we
She poor, the same as we

Mary and the baby, lonely
Lonely is not good to be
So we sit a while, and chat a while
To keep them company
Stay a while, make the baby smile
And pass the time of day
When we see how pleased they be
It make us glad we stay
So glad that we could stay

Mary and baby, weary
Oh we know what weary be
So we make a bed and pillow for their head
From down from the marble tree
Only down from the marble tree to rest them soft and good
We feel bad this be all we had
We do the best we could
We do the best we could

Mary and the babe rest easy
We go away and let them be
On hushed tiptoe and voice kept low
We look up and see
Star of hope shine in the sky to mark the baby's birth
Seem to say "It's borning day
Of better times on earth
Of better times on earth"