Scrooge

Once, long ago, on a dark Christmas Eve There lived a man named Scrooge Cold as the Winter, no joy did he feel Counting his purses full Heavy were his chains of greed Growing day by day Would he hear the spirits three Willing him to change? He saw the ghost of a Christmas long and gone Memories filled his eyes He saw his boyhood and everything he lost All money could not buy Ooh, ooh Sang the Christmas song Ooh, ooh, Treasure is in love Humbled and grieved on that dark Christmas Eve Scrooge felt his cold heart break Stunned by the man that he turned out to be Hoarding his coins away Heavy were his chains of greed Growing day by day Would he hear the spirits three Willing him to change? He saw the ghost of a Christmas just begun Merriment filled his eyes He saw the families, the laughter, and the warmth All money could not buy Ooh, ooh Sang the Christmas song Ooh, ooh Treasure is in love Grave and alone on that dark Christmas Eve Scrooge heard the church bells toll Counting the cost of his miserly deeds All for his coin so cold Heavy were his chains of greed Growing day by day Would he hear the spirits three Willing him to change He saw the ghost of a Christmas yet to come Shadow befell his face A lonely grave, with his name carved in the stone All money could not change Pleading, he cried on that dark Christmas Eve Lit by the pale dawn's hue Moved by the spirits and all that he'd seen Scrooge vowed to start anew Broken were his chains of greed Scrooge took back his fate Out he walked with spirits three Into Christmas Day To sing the song of a Christmas just begun Merriment filled his eyes He kept the spirit of Christmas all year long All money could not buy Ooh, ooh Sang his Christmas song Ooh, ooh Treasure is in love