The Littlest Angel-The McGuire Sisters

[ti:The Littlest Angel] [ar:The McGuire Sisters] [al:Ladies in Jazz - The McGuire Sisters Vol 1] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Littlest Angel - The McGuire Sisters [00:04.88]Let me tell you a tale that is often told [00:10.05]In the great celestial hall [00:15.20]All about an angel only four years old [00:20.50]The littlest angel of all [00:24.75] [00:25.36]How all day he would play with a little box [00:30.38]That to others had no words [00:35.36]Oh but there were treasures in this little box [00:40.79]The treasures he brought from earth [00:45.27]Just a butterfly with golden wings [00:50.81]A little piece of a hollow log [00:55.75]Two shiny stones from a river bank [01:00.35]And the worn out strap of his faithful dog [01:06.49] [01:10.56]Then the angels heard that the holy child [01:15.63]Would be born in bethlehem [01:20.64]And they all brought present for the holy child [01:25.70]And each gift was a heavenly gem [01:30.73]Then the littlest angel put his little box [01:35.83]With the presents fine and wrapped [01:40.84]And the littlest angel sat alone and cried [01:45.99]For his gift was so meager and bad [01:50.85]Just a butterfly with golden wings [01:56.39]A little piece of a hollow log [02:01.30]Two shiny stones from a river bank [02:06.08]And the worn out strap of his faithful dog [02:12.54] [02:16.73]But the lord chose the gift of the little box [02:21.55]That the child had blessed with love [02:26.76]And it started glowing that very night [02:31.77]It became the star up above [02:36.87]When you see that star as it shines on high [02:42.02]In the great celestial hall [02:47.10]You will know the proudest angel in the sky [02:52.39]Is the littlest angel of all [02:57.07] [02:57.63]With his butterfly with golden wings [03:03.15]A little piece of a hollow log [03:08.40]Two shiny stones from a river bank [03:12.93]And the worn out strap of his faithful dog