The first good joy that Mary had It was the joy of one The first rejoice that Mary had Was to see her new born son To see her new born son good man And blessed may he be Sing Father, Son and Holy Ghost To all eternity The next good joy that Mary had It was the joy of two To see her son Jesus Make the lame to go The next rejoice that Mary had It was the joy of three To see her own son Jesus To make the blind to see To make the blind to see good man And blessed may he be Sing Father, Son and Holy Ghost To all eternity The next good joy our lady had It was the joy of four It was the rejoice of her dear son When he read the bible o'er The next good joy that Mary had It was the joy of five To see her own son Jesus To make the dead alive To make the dead alive good man And blessed may he be Sing Father, Son and Holy Ghost To all eternity The next rejoice our lady had It was the rejoice of six To see her own son Jesus To bear the crucifix The next good joy that Mary had It was the joy of seven To see her own son Jesus To wear the crown of heaven To wear the crown of heaven good man And blessed may he be Sing Father, Son and Holy Ghost To all eternity And glory may he be And blessed now be she And those who sing the seven long verses In honour of our lady