Well, it came to pass Back in those days That Caesar, he decreed A census should be taken Of the Roman world, you see So everyone packed up And headed back to their hometowns And Joseph up from Galilee To Bethlehem was bound And it came to pass This man named Joe was with his fiancé But when her pregnancy Began to show, he planned to go away But it came to pass That in a dream an angel of the Lord Said "Joseph, don't you be afraid To marry Mary for The little baby in her womb It is the Holy Spirit's work Well, you may have read, the prophet said The virgin would give birth So it came to pass That Joseph was the noblest of men With a woman on a donkey On their way to Bethlehem And I wonder whether either Was aware enough that day To know the child would bring a Kingdom And the old would come to pass away Yes, it came to pass That Joseph was the noblest of men With a woman on a donkey On their way to Bethlehem