Long Time Ago in Betlehem / Marys Boychild
Harry Belafonte
Key: G

#1.
G                C     Am          D          G
Long time ago in Bethlehem, so the Holy Bible says,  
G                C     Am          G       D         G
Mary`s boychild, Jesus Christ, was born on Christmas Day. 
 
CHORUS:
G         C        D      G       Em       Am     D
Hark now! Hear the Angels sing, a King was born today, 
    G                C    Am     G        D         G
and man will live forever more because of Christmas Day. 
 
#2.
G                           C         Am
While shepherds watch their flocks by night, 
           D                  G
they see a bright new shining star. 
                  C      Am
They hear a choir sing a song,  
          G         D          G
the music seemed to come from afar.  
 
CHORUS:
G         C        D      G       Em       Am     D
Hark now! Hear the Angels sing, a King was born today, 
    G                C    Am     G        D         G
and man will live forever more because of Christmas Day.  
 
#3.
G                  C     Am            D              G
Now Joseph and his wife, Mary, came to Bethlehem that night. 
G                      C        Am
They found no place to bear the child,  
      G      D           G
not a single room was in sight.      
 
CHORUS:
G         C        D      G       Em       Am     D
Hark now! Hear the Angels sing, a King was born today, 
    G                C    Am     G        D         G
and man will live forever more because of Christmas Day. 
 
#4.
G        C         D      G      Em        Am        D
Trumpets sound and Angels sing...listen to what they say, 
D    G                C    Am     G        D         G
that man will live forever more because of Christmas Day. 
 
CHORUS:(x2)
G         C        D      G       Em       Am     D
Hark now! Hear the Angels sing, a King was born today, 
    G                C    Am     G        D         G
and man will live forever more because of Christmas Day. 
 
#5.
G                     C      Am         D             G
And then they found a little nook, in a stable all forlorn. 
G                C        Am           G      D       G
And in a manger, cold and dark, Mary`s little boy was born.
 
G                C     Am          D          G
Long time ago in Bethlehem, so the Holy Bible says,  
G                C     Am          G       D         G
Mary`s boychild, Jesus Christ, was born on Christmas Day. 
 
 
CHORUS:
G         C        D      G       Em       Am     D
Hark now! Hear the Angels sing, a King was born today, 
    G                C    Am     G        D         G
and man will live forever more because of Christmas Day.
 
#6.
G        C         D      G      Em        Am        D
Trumpets sound and Angels sing...listen to what they say, 
D    G                C    Am     G        D         G
that man will live forever more because of Christmas Day.

Long Time Ago in Betlehem / Marys Boychild
Harry Belafonte

#1.
Long time ago in Bethlehem, so the Holy Bible says,
Mary`s boychild, Jesus Christ, was born on Christmas Day.

CHORUS:
Hark now! Hear the Angels sing, a King was born today,
and man will live forever more because of Christmas Day.

#2.
While shepherds watch their flocks by night,
they see a bright new shining star.
They hear a choir sing a song,
the music seemed to come from afar.

CHORUS:
Hark now! Hear the Angels sing, a King was born today,
and man will live forever more because of Christmas Day.

#3.
Now Joseph and his wife, Mary, came to Bethlehem that night.
They found no place to bear the child,
not a single room was in sight.

CHORUS:
Hark now! Hear the Angels sing, a King was born today,
and man will live forever more because of Christmas Day.

#4.
Trumpets sound and Angels sing...listen to what they say,
D G C Am G D G
that man will live forever more because of Christmas Day.

CHORUS:(x2)
Hark now! Hear the Angels sing, a King was born today,
and man will live forever more because of Christmas Day.

#5.
And then they found a little nook, in a stable all forlorn.
And in a manger, cold and dark, Mary`s little boy was born.

Long time ago in Bethlehem, so the Holy Bible says,
Mary`s boychild, Jesus Christ, was born on Christmas Day.


CHORUS:
Hark now! Hear the Angels sing, a King was born today,
and man will live forever more because of Christmas Day.

#6.
Trumpets sound and Angels sing...listen to what they say,
that man will live forever more because of Christmas Day.