The Friendly Beasts

Jesus our brother, kind and good
Was humbly born in a stable of wood
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 His bed
I gave him my hay to pillow his head
I said the cow all white and red

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

I said the dove from the rafters high
I cooed him to sleep so He would not cry
We cooed Him to sleep, my love and I
I said the dove from the rafters high

I said the camel, yellow and black
Across the desert, upon my back
I carried him gifts in the wise men's pack
I said the camel, yellow and black

Thus every beast remembering it well
In a stable dark was so proud to tell
Of the gifts that they gave Emanuel
The gifts that they gave Emanuel

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