5 As Joseph was a walking
there did an angel sing,
And Mary's child at midnight
was born to be our king.
6 Then be ye glad, good people,
this night of all the year,
And light ye up your candles,
for his star it shineth clear.
c.
13. When he.
2 is omitted.
After 3:
Joseph and Mary walked
through an orchard good,
Where were cherries and berries,
as red as any blood.
5 is omitted.
6, 7.
Go to the tree, Mary,
and it shall bow to thee,
And the highest branch of all
shall bow down to Mary's knee.
Go to the tree, Mary,
and it shall bow to thee,
And you shall gather cherries,
by one, by two, and three.