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T: Father Christmas
%R: air, march
B: "The Everyday Song Book", 1927
F: http://www.library.pitt.edu/happybirthday/pdf/The_Everyday_Song_Book.pdf
Z: 2017 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
F:http://roaringjelly.org/~jc/music/book/EverydaySongBook/056_Father_Christmas.abc	 2024-11-23 234851 UT
K: F
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w: 1.~Fa-ther Christ-mas, Fa-ther Christ-mas,  Strides a-cross the fro-zen moor;
w: 2.~Fa-ther Christ-mas, Fa-ther Christ-mas,  He's a hale and heart-y one;
w: 3.~Fa-ther Christ-mas, Fa-ther Christ-mas,  Comes a-like to rich and poor;
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w: Fa-ther Christ-mas, Fa-ther Christ-mas  Knocks at ev-'ry wait-ing door;
w: Frost-y beard and brows they hide not,  Spark-ling eyes that flash with fun;
w: Young and old he loves and bless-es,    Pain and sor-row he can cure;
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w: O-pen wide and give him room,     Joy and glad-ness with him come.
w: Tho' his years are man-i-fold,    Still his heart's a heart of gold.
w: Praise him for his good-ly cheer, Mak-ing bright the clos-ing year.
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