Christmas Song for Children - The Friendly Beasts - Roy Handy & The Moonshot 2011

"The Friendly Beast ," a 12th Century Christmas Song.
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This traditional number has been floating around the Handy family for decades through an old version by Burl Ives on a crackling vinyl LP. Grandma Handy probably bought the record in the early 1960s and we still listen to it every year.

For all the music teachers and kids at home or in school, we've even included the lyrics, so everyone can learn to sing this centuries old Christmas Carol.

Lyrics
Jesus our brother, kind and good
Was humbly born in a stable rude
And the friendly beasts around Him stood
Jesus our brother, kind and good.

"I," said the donkey, shaggy and brown,
"I carried His mother up hill and down;
I carried her safely to Bethlehem town."
"I," said the donkey, shaggy and brown.

"I," said the cow, all white and red
"I gave Him my manger for a bed;
I gave Him my hay to pillow His head."
"I," said the cow, all white and red.

"I," said the sheep with curly horn,
"I gave Him my wool for His blanket warm;
He wore my coat on Christmas morn."
"I," said the sheep with curly horn.

"I," said the dove from the rafters high,
"Cooed Him to sleep that He should not cry;
We cooed Him to sleep, my mate and I."
"I," said the dove from the rafters high.

Thus every beast by some good spell
In the stable dark was glad to tell
Of the gift he gave Emmanuel,
The gift he gave Emmanuel.

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• Christmas Music
• Christmas Carol
• Christmas Song
• Children's Music
• Nativity
• Christ Birth
• Jesus Birth
• Accoustic Music