the borning day chords by Harry Belafonte

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Intro 1

Esus4

Verse 1
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Mary
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and the baby hungry
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Yes, we know what hungry be
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So  we bring them peas and rice
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And a little ginger tea
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Only pigeon peas and rice
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A little ginger tea
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Mary, thank us with her eyes
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She poor the same as we
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She poor the same as we
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Verse 2
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Mary and the baby lonely
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Lonely is not good to be
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So we sit awhile and chat awhile
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To keep them company
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Stay awhile makes the baby smile
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Pass the time of day
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When we see how pleased they be
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It makes us glad we stay
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So glad that we could stay
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Verse 3
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Mary and the baby weary
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Oh, we know what weary be
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So we make a bed and
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pillow for their head
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With down from the Mahoe tree
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Only down from the Mahoe tree
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To rest them soft and good
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We feel bad these be all we had
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We do the best we could
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We do the best we could
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Verse 4
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Mary and the baby rest easy
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(We go away and let them be)
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On hush tip toe and voice
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kept low
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(We look up and see)
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Star of hope shine in the sky
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To mark the baby's birth
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Seemed to say it's borning day
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Of better times on earth
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Of better times on earth