Lyr Req: Follow The Light - McLain Family Band

Subject: Lyr Req: Follow The Light - McLain Family Band
From: PHJim
Date: 20 Dec 23 - 10:45 AM

A wonderful Christmas song in the bluegrass genre, written by the McLain Family's aunt. I think I have some of the lyrics and I know the tune.

Have you heard the news?
Come on and put on your walking shoes,
They say the baby Jesius was born today.
So come along with me
We'll see what we can see
They say the child's a lovely sight.

Come on and follow, follow, follow the light . . .

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Follow The Light - McLain Family Band
From: cnd
Date: 20 Dec 23 - 07:25 PM

Thanks for bringing this song up, Jim. I have several McLain Family albums, but not this one.

Transcribed from https://youtu.be/07QmuVQTiaY?t=1279 by ear:

Have you heard the news?
You'd better put on your walking shoes
They say the baby Jesus was born tonight
Come go along with me
We'll see what we can see
They say the child's a lovely sight

CHORUS
Come on and follow, follow, follow the light
That shines from the brightest star above
Every step gets light
As the star shines brighter
To guide our way to perfect love

Friend, can you believe
That on this Winters' eve
We will sing on sweetest gift of love
In just a little while
In just another mile
We will see the Babe's in front of us

CHORUS

And when we get there
His momma doesn't care
I'd like to hold that little baby on my knee
And just so he won't cry
I'll sing a lullaby
And when he hears my song he'll smile for me

CHORUS

To guide our way to perfect love

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Follow The Light - McLain Family Band
From: PHJim
Date: 20 Dec 23 - 10:34 PM

My memory (now that I see your suggestions) remembers the middle verse as:

Friends, can you believe
That on this Winters' eve
We will see God's sweetest gift of love
In just a little while
In just another mile
We will see the Babe sent from above.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Follow The Light - McLain Family Band
From: GUEST,cnd
Date: 20 Dec 23 - 11:43 PM

Duh, that makes much more sense!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Follow The Light - McLain Family Band
From: PHJim
Date: 22 Dec 23 - 12:36 AM

Thanks a lot cnd.