Do You Hear What I Hear?
Harry Simeone, The Wonderful Songs of Christmas with
Harry Simeone Chorale, 1962, Mercury Records.
Bing Crosby, 1963, Capitol Records.
Whitney Houston, A Very Special Christmas, 1987, A&M.
Composer: Gloria Shayne
Lyricist: Noel Regne
(Click here for simplified, transposable version)
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Said the night wind to the
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little
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lamb
Do you
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see what
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I
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see?
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G
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Way up in the sky,
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little
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lamb
Do you
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see what
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I
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see?
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A
Am
star, a star,
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dancing in the night
With a
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tail as
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big
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as a
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kite
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With a
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tail
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as
Dm
big
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as a
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kite
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C
Said the little lamb to the
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shepherd
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boy
Do you
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hear what
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I
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hear?
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Ringing through the sky,
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shepherd
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boy
Do you
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hear what
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I
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hear?
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G
F
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A
Am
song, a song
Em
high above the trees
With a
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voice as
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big
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as the
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sea
Am
With a
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voice
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as
Dm
big
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as the
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sea
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Said the shepherd boy to the
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mighty
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king
Do you
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know what
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I
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know?
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G
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In your palace warm,
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mighty
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king
Do you
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know what
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I
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know?
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A
Am
Child, a Child
Em
shivers in the cold
Let us
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bring him
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sil
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ver and
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gold
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Let us
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bring
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him
Dm
sil
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ver and
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gold
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Said the king to the people
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every
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where
Listen
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to what
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I
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say!
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G
F
G
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Pray for peace, people,
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every
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where
Listen
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to what
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I
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say!
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F
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The
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Child, the Child
Em
sleeping in the night
He will
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bring us
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good
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ness and
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light
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He will
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bring
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us
Dm
good
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ness
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and
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light
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