Dec 24, 2018
Infinite list of favourite lyrics: 105/?
Boney M. - Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord (1978)
"For a moment the World was aglow,
All the bells
Rang out, there were tears of joy
And laughter.
People shouted: 'Let everyone know,
There is hope for all to find peace.'
Now Joseph and
His wife Mary
Came to Bethlehem that night.
They found no place
To bear her child;
Not a single room was in sight.
And then they found
A little nook
In a stable, all forlorn -
And in a manger
Cold and dark,
Mary's little boy was born."
#mary's boy child#oh my lord#boney m.#jester hairston#frank farian#fred jay#hela lorin#favourite lyrics#favourite lyrics festive edition#1978#trust the excellent boney m. to come up with a bestselling xmas smash#that is at once very traditional and highly original#adapting hairston's mary's boy child#which had been an earlier hit for harry belafonte#and then creating a medley with new track oh my lord#all polished off with a good sprinkle of caribbean sound#its bright and cheery and fun#so much so that you almost forget this is a religious song about the nativity#this was a well deserved smash hit the world over#and led to numerous remixes and rearrangements of varying quality#the original is best#indeed such was it's success that the band put together a whole christmas album for 81
