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by Thomas McCallum

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I sing a night in Bethlehem A night as bright as dawn I sing a night in Bethlehem The night that the Word was born The stars were singing gaily The earth in white was dressed See Jesus in the cradle Drink deep His mother's breast.
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Jesus our brother strong and good, Was humbly born in a stable rude. And the friendly beasts around him stood. Jesus our brother strong and good. “I,” Said the donkey, all shaggy and brown. “I carried His mother both uphill and down. I carried His mother to Bethlehem town.” “I,” Said the donkey all shaggy and brown. “I,” Said the cow, all white and red. “I gave Him my manger, for His bed. I gave Him my hay to pillow His head.” “I,” Said the cow, all white and red. “I,” Said the sheep with the curly horn I gave Him my wool for His blanket warm. He wore my coat on Christmas morn.” “I,” Said the sheep with the curly horn. “I,” Said the dove from the rafters high. I cooed him to sleep so he would not cry. We cooed him to sleep my mate and I.” “I,” Said the dove from the rafters high. Thus all the beasts by some good spell In the stable dark were glad to tell Of the gifts they gave Emmanuel. The gifts they gave Emmanuel.
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Canada 03:48
Everybody’s got to run from something, how else would any work get done? Everybody’s hands got to fall asleep, every father’s got to face his son.
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For many a bird did wake and fly Curoo, curoo, curoo For many a bird did wake and fly To the manger bed with a wandering cry On Christmas day in the morning Curoo, curoo, curoo, curoo Curoo, curoo, curoo The lark, the dove, the red bird came Curoo, curoo, curoo The lark, the dove, the red bird came And they did sing in sweet Jesus' name On Christmas day in the morning Curoo, curoo, curoo, curoo Curoo, curoo, curoo The owl was there with eyes so wide Curoo, curoo, curoo The owl was there with eyes so wide And he did sit at sweet Mary's side On Christmas day in the morning Curoo, curoo, curoo, curoo Curoo, curoo, curoo
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Oh, me and my cousin one Arthur McBride As we went a-walking down by the seaside Now mark what followed and what did betide For it being on Christmas morning Out for recreation we went on a tramp And we met sergeant Napper and corporal Vamp And the little wee drummer intending to camp The day being pleasant and charming "Oh, Good morning, good morning, " the sergeant did cry "And the same to you gentlemen, " we did reply Intending no harm but to let them pass by The day being Christmas morning "Oh, now" says the sergeant, "if you would enlist It's ten guineas of gold I will slip in your fist And a crown in the bargain for to kick up the dust And drink the king's health in the morning For a soldier he leads a very fine life And he always is blessed with a charming young wife And he pays all his debts without sorrow and strife And always lives pleasant and charming And a soldier he always is decent and clean In the finest of clothing he is constantly seen While other poor fellows go dirty and mean And sup on thin gruel in the morning" But says Arthur, "I wouldn't be proud of your clothes For you've only the lend of them as I suppose And you dare not change them one night for you know If you do you'll be flogged in the morning And although that we are single and free We take great delight in our own company And we have no desire strange faces to see Although that your offers are charming And we have no desire to take your advance All hazards and dangers we barter on chance For you'd have no scruples for to send us to France Where we would get shot without warning" "Oh now, " says the sergeant, "I'll have no such chat And I neither will take it from small penal brats For if you insult me with one other word I'll cut off your heads in the morning" And then Arthur and I we soon drew our hods And we scarce gave them time for to draw their own blades When a trusty shillelagh come over their heads And bade them take that as fair warning And the old rusty rapiers that hung by their sides We flung them as far as we could in the tide "Now we take them out, devils!" cried Arthur McBride "And temper their edge in the morning" And the little wee drummer we flattened his bow And we made a football of his rowdy-dow-dow Threw it in the tide for to rock and to roll And bade it a tedious returning And we haven't no money paid them off in cracks And we paid no respect to their two bloody backs For we lathered them there like a pair of wet sacks And left them for dead in the morning And so to conclude and to finish disputes We obligingly asked if they wanted recruits For we were the lads who would give them hard clouts And bade them look sharp in the morning Oh, me and my cousin one Arthur McBride As we went a-walking down by the seaside Now mark what followed and what did betide For it being on Christmas morning

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Recorded live off the floor in Kelvingrove, PEI, December 12th, 2021.

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released December 15, 2022

Thomas McCallum: Guitar, vocals, tin whistle
Aaron Shenkman: Bass
Layne Greene: Electric Guitar

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Layne Greene

"New Home" image taken by Aaron Shenkman

Arthur Hensel acoustic guitar loaned by Layne Greene

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Thomas McCallum Halifax, Nova Scotia

Thomas McCallum is a singer-songwriter from Six Mile Brook, NS. His first album, "Many A Long Hour," features nine original songs. He released a five song EP, "Crocus Song," in 2014.

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