OH LITTLE CHILD OF BETHLEHEM
Well,its that time of year again.Television ads crammed full of toys and things for kids to wish for--a time of year when kids are told "behave yourself or Santa won't come"--a time of year when some kids can be as good as gold all year around and it will make no difference,because of people being put out of work by machines,or a person in New Delhi,doing your office work for 10% of what you used to do it for.A time of year when after the Christmas holidays,a kid can go back to school,and even though he was so good all year,and got very little from Santa,the little rich spoiled bastard,that teased him ,and was horrible to everyone--got just what he asked for.Who the hell invented this Santa Claus ? Really,he did no favours to anyone did he? just helped to push the faces of the "have nots" into the ground.
"OH LITTLE CHILD OF BETHLEHEM"
OH LITTLE CHILD OF BETHLEHEM,
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU STARTED.
THE SHEPHERD CAME,AND KINGS THE SAME,
LEAVING GIFTS AS THEY DEPARTED.
YOU ARRIVED,IN SUCH A HUMBLE WAY
AMONG THE CATTLE,FEED AND STRAWS,
BUT PEOPLE,SOMEHOW MESSED IT UP
INVENTING SANTA CLAUS.
DON'T GET ME WRONG,HE'S A REAL FINE MAN,
AND HE'S GOOD TO GIRLS AND BOYS,
ON YOUR BIRTHDAY HE ENTERS EVERY HOUSE,
LEAVING GIFTS,LIKE FOOD AND TOYS.
HE HAS THIS TEAM OF REINDEER
THROUGH THE SKY,THEY PULL HIS SLEIGH
STOPPING AT EACH,AND EVERY HOUSE,
DROPPING PRESENTS ON HIS WAY.
THE CHILDREN THINK HE'S LOVELY,
AND,HE IS,BUT LET ME SAY.
THE ONE THING KIDS DON'T UNDERSTAND,
IS THAT PARENTS HAVE TO PAY.
ITS NOT THAT WE'RE COMPLAINING,
DON'T GET ME WRONG DEAR LORD.
ITS JUST THAT,WELL,IN THESE HARD TIMES,
SOME PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD.
THEN T.V,LORD,IT DON'T HELP
SHOWING WHAT THE SHOPS HAVE GOT.
AND THE KIDS,THAT GET EXCITED,
THEY HOPE TO GET THE LOT.
BUT SOME,THEY WON'T GET ANY,CAUSE
DADS OUT OF WORK AND BROKE.
AND CHILDREN,- DON'T SEE THE REASON.
ITS ENOUGH TO MAKE ME CHOKE.
WHAT DO WE TELL THE CHILDREN,
WHEN SANTA DOESN'T COME?
HOW DO WE TELL THE CHILDREN,
WHEN THEY KNOW,HE CAME TO SOME ?
ON YOUR BIRTHDAY,CHRISTMAS MORNING,
NO TOYS,NO FOOD FOR FORK.
I KNOW WHAT YOU COULD DO DEAR LORD
TELL SANTA---"TAKE A WALK"
"OH LITTLE CHILD OF BETHLEHEM"
OH LITTLE CHILD OF BETHLEHEM,
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU STARTED.
THE SHEPHERD CAME,AND KINGS THE SAME,
LEAVING GIFTS AS THEY DEPARTED.
YOU ARRIVED,IN SUCH A HUMBLE WAY
AMONG THE CATTLE,FEED AND STRAWS,
BUT PEOPLE,SOMEHOW MESSED IT UP
INVENTING SANTA CLAUS.
DON'T GET ME WRONG,HE'S A REAL FINE MAN,
AND HE'S GOOD TO GIRLS AND BOYS,
ON YOUR BIRTHDAY HE ENTERS EVERY HOUSE,
LEAVING GIFTS,LIKE FOOD AND TOYS.
HE HAS THIS TEAM OF REINDEER
THROUGH THE SKY,THEY PULL HIS SLEIGH
STOPPING AT EACH,AND EVERY HOUSE,
DROPPING PRESENTS ON HIS WAY.
THE CHILDREN THINK HE'S LOVELY,
AND,HE IS,BUT LET ME SAY.
THE ONE THING KIDS DON'T UNDERSTAND,
IS THAT PARENTS HAVE TO PAY.
ITS NOT THAT WE'RE COMPLAINING,
DON'T GET ME WRONG DEAR LORD.
ITS JUST THAT,WELL,IN THESE HARD TIMES,
SOME PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD.
THEN T.V,LORD,IT DON'T HELP
SHOWING WHAT THE SHOPS HAVE GOT.
AND THE KIDS,THAT GET EXCITED,
THEY HOPE TO GET THE LOT.
BUT SOME,THEY WON'T GET ANY,CAUSE
DADS OUT OF WORK AND BROKE.
AND CHILDREN,- DON'T SEE THE REASON.
ITS ENOUGH TO MAKE ME CHOKE.
WHAT DO WE TELL THE CHILDREN,
WHEN SANTA DOESN'T COME?
HOW DO WE TELL THE CHILDREN,
WHEN THEY KNOW,HE CAME TO SOME ?
ON YOUR BIRTHDAY,CHRISTMAS MORNING,
NO TOYS,NO FOOD FOR FORK.
I KNOW WHAT YOU COULD DO DEAR LORD
TELL SANTA---"TAKE A WALK"
posted by tonyfromwindsor | November 23, 2005
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