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[00:17.052]Joseph was an old man,
[00:20.618]And an old man was he,
[00:25.735]When he married Virgin Mary,
[00:29.469]The Queen of Galilee. ——
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[00:35.064]As Mary and Joseph
[00:38.288]Were walking one day
[00:43.397]To an orchard of cherry trees
[00:47.135]They chanced for to stray.
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[00:58.992]Then Mary said to Joseph,
[01:02.774]So meek and so mild,
[01:08.055]“Pick me some cherries, Joseph,
[01:11.950]For I am with child.”
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[01:17.199]But Joseph flew angry,
[01:20.779]So angry flew he,
[01:25.870]“Let the father of your baby
[01:29.796]Gather cherries for thee.”
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[01:49.004]Then up spoke Lord Jesus
[01:52.670]From in his mother's womb,
[01:57.013]“Bow low down, cherry trees,
[02:00.124]Bow down to the ground.”
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[02:05.089]And the cherry trees all bowed down,
[02:08.780]Bowed low to the ground,
[02:13.946]And Mary gathered cherries
[02:17.787]While Joseph stood round.
[02:21.718]
[02:26.335]Then Joseph he kneeled down
[02:30.105]All upon his right knee,
[02:35.208]“Come tell me, pretty baby,
[02:38.888]When your birthday shall be.”
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[02:47.824]“On the fifth day of January
[02:51.514]My birthday shall be,
[02:56.632]And the stars in the heaven
[03:00.395]Shall all bow down to me.”
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