Jacob Marley's Chain

[Verse 1]

Well, today a friend told me this sorry tale

As he stood there trembling and turning pale

He said each day's harder to get on the scale

Sort of like Jacob Marley's chain

[Verse 2]

But it's not like life's such a vale of tears

It's just full of thoughts that act as souvenirs

For those tiny blunders made in yesteryear

That comprise Jacob Marley's chain

[Verse 3]

Well, I had a little metaphor to state my case

It encompassed the condition of the human race

But to my dismay, it left without a trace

Except for the sound of Jacob Marley's chain

[Verse 4]

Now there is no story left for me to tell

So I think I'd rather just go on to hell

Where there's a snowball's chance that the personnel

Might help to carry Jacob Marley's chain

Help to carry Jacob Marley's chain