Well a long time ago in a land called Bethlehem Was born to Mary and Joseph the great I am And they sang that Christmas morning Oh a Saviour has been born And it happened a long time ago in a land called Bethlehem Well a long time ago when a wise man roamed the land They saw a shiny star above the dessert sand Well they hopped the camels that night and rode by the pale moonlight And it happened a long time ago in a land called Bethlehem Well it happened a long A long Oh a long time ago in a land called Bethlehem And they sang that Christmas morning Oh a Saviour has been born And it happened a long time ago in a land called Bethlehem King Herod learned a lesson He learned it real hard You just don't mess with the son of God Well a long time ago in a land called Bethlehem I said a long time ago in a land called Bethlehem Well the demons they cried They moaned and wailed The kingdom got set back on it's tail Well a long time ago in a land called Bethlehem Well a long time ago in a land called Bethlehem Well it happened a long A long Oh a long time ago in a land called Bethlehem And they sang that Christmas morning Oh a Saviour has been born And it happened a long time ago in a land called Bethlehem And it happened a long time ago in a land called Bethlehem And it happened a long time ago in a land called Bethlehem