A Spaceman Came Travelling

A spaceman came travelling on his ship from afar

'Twas light years of time since his mission did start

And over a village he halted his craft

And it hung in the sky like a star, just like a star

He followed a light and came down to a shed

Where a mother and child were lying there on a bed

A bright light of silver shone round his head

And he had the face of an angel, and they were afraid

Then the stranger spoke, he said "Do not fear

I come from a planet a long way from here

And I bring a message for mankind to hear,"

And suddenly the sweetest music filled the air

And it went

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La la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la la la la

Peace and goodwill to all men, and love for the child

La la la la la la la la la la la

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This lovely music went trembling through the ground

And many were wakened on hearing that sound

And travellers on the road, the village they found

By the light of that ship in the sky, which shone all round

And just before dawn at the paling of the sky

The stranger returned and said "Now I must fly

When two thousand years of your time has gone by

This song will begin once again, to a baby's cry"

And it was

La la la la la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la la la la

Peace and goodwill to all men, and love for the child

Oh, the whole world is waiting

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Waiting to hear the song again

La la la la la la la la

There are thousands standing on the edge of the world (La la la la la la la la)

And a star is moving somewhere