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Page 1/4 Engraved by Verovio 3.15.0-5abc7c0 Intro F C7 F 4 The The The Verse Vir an shep gin gels herds Ma sang came ry when where had the the a ba ba F ba by by by was was boy, born, born, C7 7 the the the Vir an shep gin gels herds Ma sang came ry when where had the the a ba ba Gm C7 ba by by by was was boy, born, born, F title The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy My.Hymnary - The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy Text: West Indian traditional Music (THE VIRGIN MARY, Irregular): West Indian traditional as in the Popular Carol Book, n.d., Mowbray Page 2/4 Engraved by Verovio 3.15.0-5abc7c0 10 the the the Vir an shep gin gels herds Ma sang came ry when where had the the a ba ba F7 ba by by by was was boy born, born B 13 and and and they they they say say say that that that his his his name name name is is is F C7 Je Je Je sus. sus. sus. F 16 He come from the Refrain F C glo ry, G7 C7 he come from the F glo rious king dom. C7 F –  page 2  – My.Hymnary - The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy Text: West Indian traditional Music (THE VIRGIN MARY, Irregular): West Indian traditional as in the Popular Carol Book, n.d., Mowbray Page 3/4 Engraved by Verovio 3.15.0-5abc7c0 20 He come from the F C glo ry, G7 C7 he come from the F glo rious king dom. C7 F 24 Oh, B yes! be liev er! F Oh, B yes! be liev er! F 28 He come from the F C glo ry, G7 C7 he come from the F glo rious king dom. C7 F –  page 3  – My.Hymnary - The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy Text: West Indian traditional Music (THE VIRGIN MARY, Irregular): West Indian traditional as in the Popular Carol Book, n.d., Mowbray Page 4/4 Engraved by Verovio 3.15.0-5abc7c0 32 B –  page 4  – My.Hymnary - The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy Text: West Indian traditional Music (THE VIRGIN MARY, Irregular): West Indian traditional as in the Popular Carol Book, n.d., Mowbray
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First Line:
The virgin Mary had a baby boy
Title:
The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy
Source:
West Indian traditional; Taken down from the singing of the Negro James Bryce in 1942 when Bryce was 92 years old. (Cambridge Hymnal, 1967)
Language:
English
Refrain First Line:
He come from the glory
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[The virgin Mary had a baby boy]
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