The last verse talks about the winter blowing in like Herod, who was King when Jesus was born, and made several attempts on Jesus's Life. The next lines say the Baby will "lick" the Devil... or completely defeat him... all alone- and jesus feels thatgod has forsaken him when he is on the cross, and he goes on to defeat the Devil alone. No doubt this song is about Jesus.
When the Second verse says "but his papa's going to hide shaking gristle and shaking like bone", I think it is a reference to the fact that Mary, Joseph and the Baby Jesus had to hide frequently to avoid persecution and death.
The last verse talks about the winter blowing in like Herod, who was King when Jesus was born, and made several attempts on Jesus's Life. The next lines say the Baby will "lick" the Devil... or completely defeat him... all alone- and jesus feels thatgod has forsaken him when he is on the cross, and he goes on to defeat the Devil alone. No doubt this song is about Jesus. When the Second verse says "but his papa's going to hide shaking gristle and shaking like bone", I think it is a reference to the fact that Mary, Joseph and the Baby Jesus had to hide frequently to avoid persecution and death.