Mary and the baby, hungry Yes we know what hungry be So we bring them peas and rice And a little ginger tea Only pigeon, peas and rice And a little ginger tea Mary thank us with her eyes She poor, the same as we She poor, the same as we Mary and the baby, lonely Lonely is not good to be So we sit a while, and chat a while To keep them company Stay a while, make the baby smile And pass the time of day When we see how pleased they be It make us glad we stay So glad that we could stay Mary and baby, weary Oh we know what weary be So we make a bed and pillow for their head From down from the marble tree Only down from the marble tree to rest them soft and good We feel bad this be all we had We do the best we could We do the best we could ♪ Mary and the babe rest easy We go away and let them be On hushed tiptoe and voice kept low We look up and see Star of hope shine in the sky to mark the baby's birth Seem to say "It's borning day Of better times on earth Of better times on earth"