[Verse 1]
The winter season of the year
When to this world Our Lord was born
The ox and donkey, so they say
Did keep His Holy Presence warm

[Chorus]
How many oxen and donkeys now
If they were there when first He came
How many oxen and donkeys you know
At such a time would do the same?

[Verse 2]
And on that night it has been told
These humble beasts so rough and rude
Throughout the Night of Holy Birth
Drank no water, ate no food

[Chorus]
How many oxen and donkeys now
Dressed in ermine, silk and such
How many oxen and donkеys you know
At such a time would do as much?

[Verse 3]
As soon as to these humblе beasts
Appeared Our Lord, so mild and sweet
With joy they knelt before His Grace
And gently kissed His tiny feet
[Chorus]
If we like oxen and donkeys then
In spite of all the things we've heard
Would be like oxen and donkeys then
We'd hear the truth, believe His word?