Sing o the wild wood, the green holly The silent river and barren tree The humble creatures that no man sees Sing O the wild wood A weary journey one winter's night No hope of shelter, no rest in sight Who was the creature that bore Mary? A simple donkey And when they came into Bethl'hem town They found a stable to lay them down For their companions that Christmas night An ox and an a** And then an angel came down to earth To bear the news of the Saviour's birth The first to marvel were shepherds poor And sheep with their lambs