Marley's Song
from A Christmas Carol: A Folk Opera by GreenMatthews
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lyrics
My old friend Ebenezer Scrooge, my partner when alive,
I'm glad to find you well and trust our counting-house still thrives?
Though by your ashen countenance I judge that my arrival
Has caused you no comfort or joy, comfort or joy
Has caused to you no comfort or joy.
Now doubtless you desire to know why I've returned again.
This visit from beyond the grave must seem to you arcane,
But gaze upon my fetters and pray take note of this chain
Which has brought me no comfort or joy, comfort or joy
Which has brought me no comfort or joy.
This chain I forged when on the earth, by avaricious deeds.
Thus am I fettered by my own hard-heartedness and greed.
I am beyond redemption and so now with you I plead
Let me bring you some comfort and joy, comfort and joy
Let me bring you some comfort and joy.
For if my chain seems long to you who died so long ago,
Think how much longer must be yours and daily how it grows,
And how you'll spend the afterlife in misery and woe
In a place with no comfort or joy, comfort or joy
For in Hell there is no comfort or joy.
You have one chance to yet evade this bleak eternity.
This night more ghosts shall visit you – their number shall be three.
Pay heed to them and if you do I vow and guarantee
They shall bring you great comfort and joy, comfort and joy
They shall bring to you great comfort and joy
My time alas is ended, friend, and so I take my leave
To stumble through the endless night; to sorrow, mourn and grieve.
Think on my words and do not fail to seize this one reprieve
And I wish you great comfort and joy, comfort and joy
So farewell my friend – I wish you only joy...
I'm glad to find you well and trust our counting-house still thrives?
Though by your ashen countenance I judge that my arrival
Has caused you no comfort or joy, comfort or joy
Has caused to you no comfort or joy.
Now doubtless you desire to know why I've returned again.
This visit from beyond the grave must seem to you arcane,
But gaze upon my fetters and pray take note of this chain
Which has brought me no comfort or joy, comfort or joy
Which has brought me no comfort or joy.
This chain I forged when on the earth, by avaricious deeds.
Thus am I fettered by my own hard-heartedness and greed.
I am beyond redemption and so now with you I plead
Let me bring you some comfort and joy, comfort and joy
Let me bring you some comfort and joy.
For if my chain seems long to you who died so long ago,
Think how much longer must be yours and daily how it grows,
And how you'll spend the afterlife in misery and woe
In a place with no comfort or joy, comfort or joy
For in Hell there is no comfort or joy.
You have one chance to yet evade this bleak eternity.
This night more ghosts shall visit you – their number shall be three.
Pay heed to them and if you do I vow and guarantee
They shall bring you great comfort and joy, comfort and joy
They shall bring to you great comfort and joy
My time alas is ended, friend, and so I take my leave
To stumble through the endless night; to sorrow, mourn and grieve.
Think on my words and do not fail to seize this one reprieve
And I wish you great comfort and joy, comfort and joy
So farewell my friend – I wish you only joy...
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from A Christmas Carol: A Folk Opera,
released November 13, 2017
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GreenMatthews Coventry, UK
Chris Green and Sophie Matthews play English traditional songs and tunes in a thoroughly 21st-century kick-ass style. Using a blend of ancient instruments such as cittern, English bagpipes and shawm as well as modern folk instruments such as guitar, flute and piano accordion, they breathe new life into material from hundreds of years ago, making it fresh and relevant for a modern audience. ... more
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