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Mother once told me when I was a boy,
Don't leave your home, son, don't make me cry;
Stay awhile longer, wait till the spring,
'Cause it won't be long now till the Christmas bells ring.
A long time ago, son, your father left home,
Looking for work, no intentions to roam;
He soon found employment, he sent back my ring,
I miss him so much when the Christmas choirs sing.
When the Christmas choir sings on this Christmas day,
I don't want my son or my daughters away;
Please do not leave me, wait until spring,
It won't be long now till the Christmas bells ring.
Life wasn't easy here 'round the bay,
I slaved all my life, but I loved you each day;
So, do what I ask you, wait until spring,
'Cause it won't be long now till the Christmas bells ring.
I then held my mother, with a tear in my eye,
Saying, I'll always love you and will till I die;
I'll always be with you in winter or spring,
And I'll always be home 'fore the Christmas bells ring.
When the Christmas bells ring on this Christmas day,
I don't want my son or my daughters away;
Please do not leave me, wait until spring,
It won't be long now till the Christmas bells ring.
No, it won't be long now till the Christmas bells ring.
The YouTube video above features a recording by Brian Finn from his 1988 Christmas album Till The Christmas Bells Ring.
See more Christmas songs from Newfoundland and Labrador.
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[A] Mother once told me when I was a [D] boy,
[E] Don't leave your home, son, don't make me [A] cry;
[A] Stay awhile longer, wait till the [D] spring.
[E] 'Cause it won't be long now till the Christmas bells [A] ring.
[A] A long time ago, son, your father left [D] home,
[E] Looking for work, no intentions to [A] roam;
[A] He soon found employment, he sent back [D] my ring,
[E] I miss him so much when the Christmas choirs [A] sing.
[A] When the Christmas choir sings on this Christmas [D] day,
[E] I don't want my son or my daughters [A] away;
[A] Please do not leave me, wait until [D] Spring,
[E] It won't be long now till the Christmas bells [A] ring.
[A] Life wasn't easy here 'round the [D] bay,
[E] I slaved all my life, but I loved you each [A] day;
[A] So, do what I ask you, wait until [D] Spring,
[E] 'Cause it won't be long now till the Christmas bells [A] ring.
[A] I then held my mother, with a tear in my [D] eye,
[E] Saying, I'll always love you and will till I [A] die;
[A] I'll always be with you, in winter or [D] spring,
[E] And I'll always be home 'fore the Christmas bells [A] ring.
[A] When the Christmas bells ring on this Christmas [D] day,
[E] I don't want my son or my daughters [A] away;
[A] Please do not leave me, wait until [D] Spring,
[E] It won't be long now till the Christmas bells [A] ring.
[E] No, it won't be long now till the Christmas bells [A] ring.
