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Page 1/5 Engraved by Verovio 4.1.0-c482e35 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 #345 - 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 2/5 Engraved by Verovio 4.1.0-c482e35 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 –  page 2  – My.Hymnary #345 - 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 3/5 Engraved by Verovio 4.1.0-c482e35 18 he come from the F glo rious king dom. C7 F 20 He come from the F C glo ry, G7 C7 22 he come from the F glo rious king dom. C7 F –  page 3  – My.Hymnary #345 - 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 4/5 Engraved by Verovio 4.1.0-c482e35 24 Oh, B yes! be liev er! F 26 Oh, B yes! be liev er! F 28 He come from the F C glo ry, G7 C7 –  page 4  – My.Hymnary #345 - 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 5/5 Engraved by Verovio 4.1.0-c482e35 30 he come from the F glo rious king dom. C7 F B –  page 5  – My.Hymnary #345 - 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; Spanish
Refrain First Line:
He come from the glory
Notes:
Spanish translation: "La Virgen María tuvo un bebé" by Raquel Mora Martínez
Copyright:
Public Domain

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Title:
[The virgin Mary had a baby boy]
Copyright:
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