Mary had a baby,
O Lord,
Mary had a baby,
O my Lord,
Mary had a baby, O Lord,
The people keep a -comin'
and the train done gone.
What did she name him?
Oh, Lord.
What did she name him?
Oh, my Lord.
What did she name him?
Oh, Lord.
The people keep a -comin'
and the train done gone.
She called him Jesus, O Lord,
Called him Jesus, O my Lord,
Called him Jesus, O Lord,
The people keep a -comin'
and they're trained and gone.
Now where was he born, O Lord,
Where was he born,
O my Lord,
Where was he born, O Lord?
The people keep a -comin'
and the train done gone.
Born in a stable, O Lord.
Born in a stable,
O my Lord.
Born in a stable, O Lord.
The people keep a -comin'
and the train done gone.
Where did they lay him, O Lord?
Where did they lay him, O my Lord?
Where did they lay him, O Lord?
The people keep a -comin'
and the train done gone.
Laid him in the manger, O Lord,
Laid him in the manger,
O my Lord,
Laid him in the manger, O Lord,
The people keep a -comin'
and a -trainin' and a -goin'.
Mary had a baby, O Lord!
Mary had a baby,
O my Lord!
Mary had a baby, O Lord!
The people keep a -comin'
on the train and goin' home.