Virgin Mary Had a Little Baby

DESCRIPTION: "The Virgin Mary had a little baby, O, glory hallelujah. O, pretty little baby, Glory be to the newborn King." "What you gonna name that pretty little baby?" "Some call him one thing, think I'll call him Jesus"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1953 (R. C. Seeger, American Folk Songs for Christmas); probably 1904 (Murphy)
KEYWORDS: religious Jesus Christmas
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Cray-AshGrove, p. 44, "Virgin Mary Had a Little Baby" (1 text, 1 tune)
Silber/Silber-FolksingersWordbook, p. 384, "Virgin Mary Had One Son" (1 text)
ADDITIONAL: Jeanette Robinson Murphy, "Southern Thoughts for Northern Thinkers and African Music in America", Banndana Press, 1904, p. 33 "Mary, What You Gwine to Name dat Purty Leetle Baby" (1 text, 1 tune, probably this)
Roud #12207
RECORDINGS:
Pete Seeger, "Glory to the New Born King" (on PeteSeeger37, PeteSeeger42)
File: FSWB384A

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