Quote Originally Posted by Dorothy39
( I listened to The Ames Brothers Version, in the early 60's)I also liked "The Ames Brothers" Version of "Go Tell it on the Mountain"
YESSSSSS! LOL! Didn't think anyone else knew who the Ames Bros. were! One of my favorites is Ed Ames's Christmas album. Especially "Sweet Little Jesus Boy" - (wonderful with his mellow baritone voice!) and a little one about a donkey- I don't even know it's name. I sing it to myself every single year. And believe it or not, I get teary up every time! I'm so happy for the little donkey!

"Long ago in another day,
A donkey cried in his donkey way
"I'm not beautiful, I'm not beautiful, what good to anyone am I?
'Other animals are big and strong, or rare, or filled with an animal song....
But I'm not beautiful, I'm not beautiful, what good to anyone am I?"

Heaven cried, "Donkey, you can carry,
Oh will you carry Mary, with angels for your guide?"

On Christmas morn in the stable hay,
a donkey smiled in his donkey way.
"I'm so beautiful, I'm so beautiful, as beautiful as anyone am I!
As beautiful as anyone am I!"