lyrics and music by Robert MacGimsey

Sweet Little Jesus Boy

Intro (like verse 1)

Verse 1 Sweet little Jesus Boy—they made you bawn in a manguh.

Sweet little Holy Chil’—‘didn’t know who you wuz.

Bridge 1 ‘Didn’t know you’d come to save us, Lawd,

To take our sins away.

Our eyes wuz blin’; we couldn’t see.

We didn’t know who you wuz.

Verse 2 Long time ago—you-- wuz bawn,

Bawn in a manguh, sweet little Jesus Boy.

Special De worl’ treat you mean, Lawd,

Treat me mean, too,

But dat’s how things is down heah;

We didn’t know who you is.

Verse 3 You done tol’ us how—We is a-tryin’

Mastuh, you done show’d us how—

Eb’n when you’s dyin’.

Bridge 2 Jus’ seem like we can’t do right,

Look how we treated you.

But please suh, fuhgive us, Lawd.

We didn’t know who you was.

Verse 1 Sweet little Jesus Boy, bawn long time ago.

Sweet little holy Chil’—and we didn’t know who you wuz. (End)