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.