Christmas Dinner – Canções de Natal – letras

And it came to pass on a Christmas eveningWhile all the doors were shuttered tightOutside standing, lonely boy-childCold and shivering in the nightOn the street, every windowSave but one, was gleaming brightAnd to this window walked the boy-childPeeking in saw, candle lightThrough other windows he had looked at turkeysDucks and geese, cherry piesBut through this window saw a grey-haired ladyTable bare and tears in her eyesInto his coat reached the boy-childKnowing well there was little thereHe took from his pocket,His own Christmas dinnerA bit of cheese, some bread to shareHis outstretched handsHeld the food and they trembledAs the door, it opened wideSaid he, Would you share with me Christmas dinnerGently said she, Come insideThe grey-haired lady brought forth to the tableGlasses two and her last drop of wineSaid she, Here’s a toast to everyone’s ChristmasAnd especially, yours and mineAnd it came to pass on that Christmas eveningWhile all the doors were shuttered tightThat in that town, the happiest ChristmasWas shared by candle light