| Christmas Eve in Birmingham
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| It’s a long, long way from Bethlehem
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| Mary and Joe live outside of town
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| On an old, run-down farm
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| Mary says, Joe, you’d better get the car
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| My contractions ain’t that far apart
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| But that Falcon stalled after sixty yards
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| Out behind the barn
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| So away to the stables go Mary and Joe
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| Now, it’s not much shelter, but it keeps them from the cold
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| Mary’s hurtin', Joe prays to God for a helping hand
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| They need a Bethlehem miracle tonight in Birmingham
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| A kerosene lantern is the only light
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| Joe says, Mary, don’t give up the fight
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| She’s gonna keep pushin’till the baby cries
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| If it takes her last breath
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| And as the dawn begins to break
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| Across the fields, valleys and the lakes
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| A baby’s cry greets the light of day
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| Merry Christmas and God bless
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| Second chorus:
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| So away in the stables lay Mary, the baby and Joe
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| It’s not much shelter, but it keeps them from the cold
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| Mary’s cradles her baby, Joe thanks God for the helping hand
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| There was a Bethlehem miracle last night in Birmingham
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| A Bethlehem miracle last night in Birmingham |