THE JOY STRINGS
JUST
BE GRATEFUL
Bill Davidson
Enjoy your Christmas dinner,
friends, the turkey’s very fat,
the Indians are much thinner0,
friends, please, don’t think of that!
Just think of your festivities, the parties
you must run,
don’t think of dying children,
friends, that will only spoil your fun.
You’d better just be grateful, and
although you’ve got a lot.
And they’ve only got a plateful,
You’ve gonna hang on to what you’ve got.
Enjoy your carol service, friends,
in a chapel warm and bright,
don’t think too much on shanty towns
were people freeze all night.
Just think about your lovely home so
tall and warm and wide,
and don’t look out the window
friends, they’re dying just outside.
Enjoy your meetings, high or low,
take part in church affairs,
but don’t be too surprised that
there’s no answer to your prayers.
Just play your cornet, bang your
drum, sing the songs once more,
sing them louder so’s you can’t hear
the knocking at the door.
