You think Christmastime is a humbug
And you've massed up such a fortune
I guess it must be so
But still I cannot see
If the humbug here is me
How can there be so much that you don't know?
You don't know…
You think you own whatever you can purchase
The goods of life are assets you can claim
But I know every single human creature
Has a life, has a story, has a name
You think the only people who have value
Are the people who work and think like you
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You'll learn things you never knew you never knew
Have you ever eaten roasted goose on Christmas day?
Or danced and played games well into the night?
Can you sing a Christmas carol with a choir?
Can you open up your heart to love and light?
Can you open up your heart to love and light?
Come hang a stocking underneath the chimney
Come join the celebration of Christ's birth
Come revel in the joy and cheer around you
And for once, never wonder what they're worth
The blacksmith and the beggar are my brothers
The miner and the sailor are my friends
And we are all connected to each other
In a circle, in a hoop that never ends
How tall will young Tiny Tim grow?
If he dies next year
Then you'll never know
And you'll never eat a roasted goose on Christmas day
For whether we are weak or strong in might
We need to sing a Christmas carol with a choir
We need to open up our hearts to love and light
You can hoard your gold and still
All you'll own is gold until
You can open up your heart to love and light.