A Spaceman Came Travelling (89)

A spaceman came travelling on his ship from afar 'Twas light years of time since his mission did start And over a village he halted his craft And it hung in the sky like a star, just like a star He followed a light and came down to a shed Where a mother and child were lying there on a bed A bright light of silver shone round his head And he had the face of an angle, and they were afraid Then the stranger spoke, he said Do not fear I come from a planet a long way from here And I bring a message for mankind to hear And suddenly the sweetest music filled the air And it went La La Peace and goodwill to all men, and love for the child This lovely music went trembling through the ground And many were wakened on hearing that sound And travellers on the road, the village they found By the light of that ship in the sky, which shone all round And just before dawn at the paling of the sky The stranger returned and said Now I must fly When two thousand years of your time has gone by This song will begin once again, to a baby's cry And it went La La This song will begin once again To a baby's cry And it goes La La Peace and goodwill to all men, and Love for the child Oh the whole world is waiting, waiting to hear the song again There are thousands standing on the edge of the world And a star is moving somewhere, the time is nearly here This song will begin once again, to a baby's cry