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Thread #322   Message #2782431
Posted By: Genie
06-Dec-09 - 06:38 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req/Add: Christmas Time's a-Comin' (Tex Logan)
Subject: RE: req/ADD: Christmas Time's a-Coming
That's probably why it didn't turn up in my DT/Forum search, Jim. (Q, I did put [Christmas Time's A-Comin] in the search box. I left off the final g and the apostrophe, because it could have been posted either way. But I got absolutely nothing. Maybe it's because I typed "a-comin" instead of (incorrect) "a comin". But this sometimes a DT/Forum search fails to find a title even when I have typed a title exactly the way it is in the DT and/or forum.

The lyrics I posted aren't really different from the ones that Masato posted from that website.
But I transcribed them from a video of Bill Monroe, and he starts out with a verse, not with the chorus.   He may have the verses in different order, too. It doesn't really matter with this song.

One slight modification needed in the way the lyrics in Masato's post are presented:

This way doesn't scan right with the rhythm (measures) of the song:

Can't you hear them bells ringin'
Bringin' joy to all, hear them singin'.
When it's snowin' I'll be goin'
Back to my country home.


This way goes (4/4 time):

/ ... Can't you / hear them bells ringin', bringin' /
Joy to all? Hear them singin'. /
When it's snowin' I'll be goin' /
Back to my country home. /