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Thread #106979   Message #1909794
Posted By: robd
14-Dec-06 - 07:07 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Chocolate Burro
Subject: Lyr Add: Chocolate Burro
Got tired of waiting for someone else to do this, so I knuckled down and did it myself. This is a great Christmas song...

Chocolate Burro

In Bethlehem town, all merry and gay
Ring-a-ling, a-ling-a-ling, ring-ling-a-ling, a-ling-a-lay
The chocolate burro comes today
With boxes and bars for all who will pay
Ring-a-ling, a-ling-a-ling, ring-ling-a-ling, a-ling-a-lay
He jingles his bells to not delay

Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a, come a runnin' I say
There's chocolate sweet for your baby today
Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a, come a runnin' I say
There's chocolate sweet for your baby today

When Mary the maid was sewing that day,
   When she heard a …
Ring-a-ling, a-ling-a-ling, ring-ling-a-ling, a-ling-a-lay
A'patching Saint Joseph's coat of gray
She didn't look up, her eyes did not stray
To the …
Ring-a-ling, a-ling-a-ling, ring-ling-a-ling, a-ling-a-lay
She knew that for sweets she could not pay

Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a, come a runnin' I say
For the chocolate one will be going away
Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a, come a runnin' I say
For the chocolate one will be going away

Then into the bay with a burst and a bray
   And a …
Ring-a-ling, a-ling-a-ling, ring-ling-a-ling, a-ling-a-lay
The chocolate burro makes his way
Right up to the crib with all his display
   And a …
Ring-a-ling, a-ling-a-ling, ring-ling-a-ling, a-ling-a-lay
He kneels with the other beasts to pray

Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a, come a runnin' I say
There's chocolate sweet for your baby today
Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a, come a runnin' I say
There's chocolate sweet for your baby today