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The Coming of Marley

from A Christmas Carol: A Folk Opera by GreenMatthews

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Upstairs went Scrooge with a single candle.
The house was dark but the dark is cheap.
Beside the fire ate a frugal supper,
Then closed his eyes and fell fast asleep

He had not long been in sloth and slumber
When he was wakened by a sound.
He heard a bell toll in the distance
And then from down below the ground

He heard a groaning and a wailing
As one in torment and despair
The sound at first came from the cellar
But slowly travelled up the stair

Closer and closer came the crying
The voice familiar seemed to be
Then with a crash the door burst open
There stood the Ghost of Old Marley

Old Scrooge sat speechless in his armchair
And gazed upon the spectre bleak
With chains and fetters was it girded
It gazed on Scrooge and began to speak....

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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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