| Shall I tell you who will come | 
| To Bethlehem on Christmas morn, | 
| Who will kneel gently down | 
| Before the Lord, newborn? | 
| One small fish from the river, | 
| With scales of red, red gold. | 
| One wild bee from the heather, | 
| One grey lamb from the fold, | 
| One ox from the high pasture, | 
| One black bull from the herd, | 
| One goatling from the far hills, | 
| One white, white bird. | 
| One large fish from the sea, One small fish from the river, | 
| Too shiny to behold, With scales of red, red gold. | 
| One tame moth from a tree, One wild bee from the heather, | 
| Sable stoled, One grey lamb from the fold, | 
| One colt from greet meadows, One ox from the high pasture, | 
| One bear cub fat and furred, One black bull from the herd, | 
| One goatling and One goatling from the far hills, | 
| One white, white bird. | 
| One white, white bird. | 
| And many children, | 
| God gave them grace, | 
| Bringing tall candles | 
| To light Mary’s face. | 
| Shall I tell you One small fish from the river, | 
| Who will come With scales of red and gold. | 
| To Bethlehem One wild bee from the heather, | 
| On Christmas morn, One grey lamb from the fold, | 
| Who will kneel them gently down One ox from the high pasture, | 
| Before the Lord, newborn? | 
| One black bull from the herd, | 
| One goatling from the forest, | 
| One white, white bird. | 
| White bird. | 
| White bird. | 
| (White bird.) | 
| White bird. | 
| White, white bird. | 
| (White bird.) | 
| (White, white bird.) | 
| White, white bird. |