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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 Christmas bells ring.
A long time ago, son, your father left home,
Looking for work, no intention to roam;
He soon found employment, then 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 daughter to be away;
Do what I ask you, wait till the 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 till the Spring,
It won't be long now till the Christmas bells ring.
I then held my mother, with tears in my eyes,
Saying, I always loved you and will till I die;
I'll always be with you, in Winter and in Spring,
And I'll always be home till the Christmas bells ring.
When the Christmas choir sings on this Christmas day,
I don't want my son or my daughter to be away;
Do what I ask you, wait till the Spring,
It won't be long now till the Christmas bells ring.
It won't be long now till the Christmas bells ring.
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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 Christmas bells [A] ring.
[A] A long time ago, son, your father left [D] home,
[E] Looking for work, no intention to [A] roam;
[A] He soon found employment, then 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 daughter to be [A] away;
[A] Do what I ask you, wait till the [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 till the [D] Spring,
[E] It won't be long now till the Christmas bells [A] ring.
[A] I then held my mother, with tears in my [D] eyes,
[E] Saying, I always loved you and will till I [A] die;
[A] I'll always be with you, in Winter and in [D] Spring,
[E] And I'll always be home till the Christmas bells [A] ring.
[A] When the Christmas choir sings, on this Christmas [D] day,
[E] I don't want my son or my daughter to be [A] away;
[A] Do what I ask you, wait till the [D] Spring,
[E] It won't be long now till the Christmas bells [A] ring.
[E] It won't be long now till the Christmas bells [A] ring.
