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 Bethelem town
'I' said the donkey shaggy and brown
And 'I' said the cow all white and red
I gave Him my manger for a bed
I gave Him my hay for to pillow His head
'I' said the cow all white and red
'I' said the sheep with a curly horn
I gave Him my wool for Him blanket warm
And He wore my coat on that Christmas morn
'I' said the sheep with a curly horn
'I' said the dove from the rafters high
Cooed Him to sleep that He should not cry
We cooed Him to sleep my love and I
'I' said the dove from the rafters high
And 'I' said the camel all yellow and black
Over the deserts upon my back
I brought him a gift in the wise man's pack
And 'I' said the camel all yellow and black
Thus every beast remembering it well
In the stable dark was so proud to tell
Of the gifts that they gave Emmanuel
The gifts that they gave Emmanuel