Sweet little Jesus Boy 
they made you be born in a manguh.
Sweet little Holy Chil’ 
didn’t know who you wus.
Didn’t know you’d come to save us Lawd;
To take our sins away.
Our eyes wuz bline we couldn’t see,
We didn’t know who you wus.
Long time ago you wus bawn,
Bawn in a manguh low
Sweet little Jesus Boy.

De worl’ treat you mean Lawd,
Treat me mean too,
But tat’s how things is down heah:
We don’t know who you is.
You done tol’ us how
We is a tryin’.
Mastuh you done show’d us how
eb’m when you’s dyin’.
Jes seem like we kan do right,
Look how we treated you.
But please suh forgive us Lawd
We didn’t know ‘twas you.

Sweet little Jesus Boy 
bawn long time ago
Sweet little Holy Chil’
An’ we didn’t know who you wus.