Parson Brown (Our Christmas Dinner)-The New Christy Minstrels

[ti:Parson Brown (Our Christmas Dinner)] [ar:The New Christy Minstrels] [al:Christmas Wishes] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Parson Brown (Our Christmas Dinner) - The New Christy Minstrels [00:05.51]There was a man in our town [00:07.07] [00:07.68]He was a man of great renown [00:09.42] [00:10.12]And his name was william brown [00:12.22] [00:12.99]He was a parson [00:14.75] [00:16.71]Christmas week was drawing near [00:18.54] [00:19.06]Father and mother were very poor [00:20.70] [00:21.38]Had no pudding nor meat in store [00:23.24] [00:24.35]For our christmas dinner [00:27.40] [00:28.70]I heard pa telling ma [00:29.78]That we weren't gonna have a christmas this year 'cause we was too poor [00:33.30]That made me feel kind of sad so I went out of the house singing [00:36.16] [00:37.21]Merry christmas we can't keep [00:39.58] [00:40.15]Got no shoes upon my feet [00:42.27] [00:42.99]And we have no pudding and meat [00:45.27] [00:46.69]For our christmas dinner [00:50.73] [00:51.52]A little while later [00:52.53]I went back into the house and I heard ma talking to pa [00:54.92] [00:55.52]Henry where'd you get that sheep [00:57.13] [00:58.43]Why isn't that the parson's big black sheep [01:00.14] [01:01.30]Henry you didn't but he sure did [01:04.33] [01:04.90]And now that things were looking up a little bit [01:06.64]I went out of the house singing as loud as I could [01:08.76] [01:09.44]Merry christmas we shall keep [01:11.76]Now we've got some pudding and meat [01:13.91]Father stole the parson's sheep [01:15.62] [01:16.44]For our christmas dinner [01:18.93] [01:19.45]Little boy come over here [01:21.28] [01:22.09]Would you mind singing that for me again [01:23.73] [01:24.30]Sure parson be glad to [01:25.64] [01:26.45]Merry christmas we shall keep [01:28.31] [01:28.82]Now we've got some pudding and meat [01:30.94]Father stole the parson's sheep [01:34.09] [01:34.80]For our christmas dinner [01:36.77] [01:37.41]Well now I sure like the way you sing that [01:39.50] [01:40.60]Listen if I give you a shiny new pocket watch and half a crown [01:43.54] [01:44.14]Would you come down to my church next sabbath [01:45.69]And sing for the whole congregation [01:47.25] [01:47.86]Yes sir [01:48.20] [01:48.72]You be there now [01:49.39] [01:50.24]So next sunday [01:51.32]With my shiny new pocket watch in one hand [01:53.53]And the half crown in the other [01:54.88] [01:55.44]I walked down the aisle and the parson he says [01:57.24] [01:57.80]Now listen here everybody [01:58.67] [02:00.31]I want you to listen to the song this little boy sings [02:02.49] [02:03.41]'Cause every word is the gospel truth [02:05.71]And I takes a big breath and I begins to sing [02:08.87] [02:10.27]As I was walking out one day [02:12.61]I met the parson dressed so gay [02:14.33] [02:14.92]He and miss molly was makin' hay [02:16.65]Stepped right up and kissed her [02:17.81]Well that's a lie no that's a lie [02:19.77] [02:20.50]Everybody just laughed [02:21.98]So I went runnin' back up the aisle singing [02:23.56] [02:24.35]How I cheated parson brown [02:26.12] [02:26.68]Out of a watch and half a crown [02:28.68]Telling everyone around [02:30.53] [02:31.33]How he kissed miss molly [02:35.32]Gee you know [02:35.85]It sure was a swell christmas dinner that year