Poor Little Jesus

DESCRIPTION: "It was poor little Jesus, yes, yes, He was born on Christmas... And laid in a manger...." Describes Jesus's humble birth, the song goes on to relate his death and resurrection. Stanzas end with "Wasn't that a pity and a shame?"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1926
KEYWORDS: religious Bible Jesus poverty
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Lomax/Lomax-FolkSongUSA 101, "Po' Lil Jesus" (1 text, 1 tune)
Silber/Silber-FolksingersWordbook, p. 373, "Poor Little Jesus" (1 text)
File: LxU101

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