Sweet Little Jesus Boy
(Swee-ee-ee-eet)
Sweet... little Jesus boy-oy-oy
They made You be born in a manger-er
Swee-ee-ee-eet little Ho-oly chi-i-ld
They didn't know who You were
Didn't know You'd come to save us Lord
To take our sins away
Our eyes were bli-i-ind
And we could not see-ee
We didn't know-ow who-oo You were
A long time ago-o
You were bor-orn in a manger, Lor-ordd
Sweet little Je-esus Boy (Sweet Jesus boy)
Now the world treated You mean, Lor-ord
And it's been treatin' me mean too
But that's how things are done now, yeah-eah (Swee-ee-eet)
We didn't know it was You
You done told us how
And we are a-tryin'
Master, You done showed us how (how-ow-ow)
Even when you were dyin' (when you were dyin')
It just seems like we can't do right (do right)
Look how we treated you, yeah-eah
Please, please, forgive us Lord...
We didn't know it was you
Sweet little Jesus boy-oy (Sweet little Je-esu-us)
Born a long time ago-o
Swee-ee-ee-eet little Holy chi-i-ild
We didn't know who-oo You were
Dulce Niño Jesús
(Dul-ce-ce-ce)
Dulce... pequeño Niño Jesús-ús-ús
Te hicieron nacer en un pesebre-e
Dul-ce-ce-ce pequeño Niño San-to-o
Ellos no sabían quién eras
No sabían que vendrías a salvarnos Señor
A llevarnos nuestros pecados
Nuestros ojos estaban cie-gos
Y no podíamos ver
No sabíamos quién eras
Hace mucho tiem-po-o
Naciste en un pesebre, Señor
Dulce pequeño Ni-ño Je-sús (Dulce Niño Jesús)
Ahora el mundo te trató mal, Señor
Y también me ha tratado mal a mí
Pero así son las cosas ahora, sí (Dul-ce)
No sabíamos que eras tú
Nos has dicho cómo
Y estamos intentando
Maestro, nos has mostrado cómo (cómo-mo-mo)
Incluso cuando estabas muriendo (cuando estabas muriendo)
Parece que simplemente no podemos hacer lo correcto (hacer lo correcto)
Mira cómo te tratamos, sí
Por favor, por favor, perdónanos Señor...
No sabíamos que eras tú
Dulce pequeño Niño Jesús-ús (Dulce pequeño Je-sús)
Nacido hace mucho tiem-po-o
Dul-ce-ce-ce pequeño Niño San-to-o
No sabíamos quién eras
Escrita por: Robert MacGimsey