Intro
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[Verse 1]
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D young gentleman came riding past,
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on a snow blue winter's day
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He asked to drink by our fire
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and I was pleased to let him stay.
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He drank there quietly for a while,
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and then he turned and said to me :
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"Your eyes are green like summer grass,
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your lips are red, like a fresh cut rose.
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Your hair is soft, like an Irish stream,
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and your voice is filled with sweet beauty."
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And the last words I heard him say
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were, " I shall return, for you, my love, on Christmas Day.
[Verse 2]
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And the night will come, but I won't sleep,
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as I watch the stars that lead him.
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I cannot place where he is,
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but still my heart goes with him,
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I'm saving all my Sunday clothes
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for the day that I'll be leaving.
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Father knows, my sister knows,
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and my friends, they're happy for me.
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And the priest he says, you should thank God,
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for the blessing, of such beauty.
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And the last words I heard him say
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were, " I shall return, for you, my love, on Christmas Day.
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" I shall return, for you, my love, on Christmas Day.
[Interlude]
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[Chorus]
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And the last words I heard him say,
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were the last words I ever heard him sa...y.
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" I shall return, for you, my love, on Christmas Day.
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I swear, I will return, on Christmas Day.
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Yes, I shall return, on Christmas Day.
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I shall return, for you, on Christmas Day.
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My love, I will return, on Christmas Day.
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I shall return, for you, on Christmas Day....."