[Verse 1]
Mary was the first of three
Long black hair and sugar sweet
Daddy's eyes and Momma's crooked smile

She was barely seventeen
Got a job keeping dishes clean
Planned to stay in this city for a while
For a while

[Verse 2]
Joseph ran a lumber yard
About a mile from Olive park
Quiet boy, he never had much to say


It was love right from the start
He bought a ring and won Mary's heart
Had hopes for a home and kids someday
Kids someday

[Verse 3]
The angel scared her half to death
She would've screamed but she lost her breath
On a midnight there in the middle of May

He said "Oh Mary, don't be afraid
You'll bear a son that the Lord has made
Call him Jesus, He'll light the way"

[Verse 4]
She packed the clothes, he made the plans
They had to go to Bethlehem
But there was nowhere left to stay


So in a barn she gave birth
To the King of Kings, the Lord of Earth
Just a little bitty thing sleeping on the hay
Sleeping on the hay

[Verse 5]
The story's too long to tell
But He walked on water and lived through hell
Killed on a cross and rose from the grave


We got a King, they got a Son
Mary and Joseph were the only ones
There on that very first Christmas day
There on that very first Christmas day