Long time ago in Bethlehem, 
So the Holy Bible say
Mary's boy child, Jesus Christ
Was born on Christmas day

Hark now hear the angels sing, A new king born today
And man will live forevermore
Because of Christmas day
Trumpets sound and angels sing, Listen what they say
That man will live forevermore
Because of Christmas day

While shepherds watched their flocks by night
They saw a bright new shining star
Then heard a choir sing
The music seemed to come from afar

Now Joseph and his wife Mary
Came to Bethlehem that night
They found no place to lay their heads
Not a single room was in sight

By and by they found a little place
In a stable all forlorn
And in a manger soft and deep
Mary's little boy was born 
Jester Hairston