I dreamed that I saw three donkeys
1. I dreamed that I saw three donkeys
all resting by Galilee
and telling me tales of Jesus Christ
who was born on the earth for me.
2. 'I carried a girl called Mary
and heavy with child was she;
I carried her up to Bethlehem
that a-mothering she could be.'
3. 'I carried the son of Mary,
he rode like a prince, did he;
we travelled the streets of Nazareth
and a carpenter's boy was he.'
4. 'I carried the Lord of Mary
to shouts of a jubilee;
I carried him to Jerusalem,
for the King of the Jews was he.'
5. I'm glad that I saw three donkeys
all resting by Galilee;
they tell me that I must be like him
who was born on the earth for me.
Paul Wigmore
© Paul Wigmore / Jubilate Hymns
Tune: THE THREE DONKEYS