Mary Had a Little Boy

"Mary Had a Little Boy"
Single by Snap!
from the album World Power
B-side"Believe the Hype" (US edit)
Released26 November 1990 (1990-11-26)
GenreHip-house
Length3:41 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • John "Virgo" Garrett III
  • Durron Butler
  • Penny Ford
  • Benito Benites
Producer(s)
  • Benito Benitez
  • John "Virgo" Garrett III
Snap! singles chronology
"Cult of Snap"
(1990)
"Mary Had a Little Boy"
(1990)
"Megamix"
(1991)
Music video
"Mary Had a Little Boy" on YouTube

"Mary Had a Little Boy" is a song by German Eurodance group Snap!, released in November 1990 as the fourth and final single from their debut studio album, World Power (1990). The song features vocals by Penny Ford, who also co-wrote the lyrics, and reached number one in Zimbabwe and on the RPM Dance chart in Canada. Its lyrics are based on the nineteenth century nursery rhyme, Mary Had a Little Lamb. The chorus includes the line "Mary had a little boy, little did she know; and everywhere that Mary went, the little boy was sure to go". The music video for the song was directed by James Hudson and filmed in London. The song was re-recorded and included on their 2003 remix album The Cult of Snap! featuring Milky & 2NF.