[00:05.76]The young gentleman came riding past
[00:08.76]on a snow-blue winter's day
[00:11.39]He asked to drink by our fire and
[00:14.32]I was pleased to let him stay
[00:17.32]He drank there quietly for a while
[00:20.51]and then he turned and said to me
[00:22.64]Your eyes are green
[00:25.07]Like summer grass
[00:28.58]Your lips are red
[00:30.70]like a fresh-cut rose
[00:34.39]Your hair is soft
[00:37.46]like an Irish stream
[00:40.83]And your voice is filled with sweet beauty
[00:46.58]And the last words I heard him say were
[00:52.52]I shall return for you my love on Christmas Day
[01:01.84]And the night will come but I won't sleep
[01:05.09]as I watch the stars that lead him
[01:07.96]I cannot place where he is
[01:10.83]but still my heart goes with him
[01:13.77]I'm saving all my Sunday clothes for the day
[01:17.46]that I'll be leaving
[01:19.59]Father knows
[01:21.96]My sister knows
[01:25.21]And my friends
[01:27.02]They're happy for me
[01:30.90]And the priest he says
[01:33.78]you should thank God
[01:37.03]for the blessing of such beauty
[01:43.09]And the last words I heard him say were
[01:48.53]I shall return for you my love on Christmas Day
[01:57.59]I shall return for you my love on Christmas Day
[02:15.66]On Christmas Day
[02:27.60]I shall return for you
[02:31.42]My love...
[02:49.04]And the last words I heard him say
[02:54.23]Were the last words I ever heard him say
[03:02.80]I shall return for you my love on Christmas Day
[03:09.49]I said I will return on Christmas Day
[03:15.24]And yes, I shall return on Christmas day
[03:21.11]I shall return, for you, on Christmas Day
[03:27.24]My love
[03:28.30]I will return on Christmas Day
[03:33.11]I shall return ,my love, on Christmas Day
[03:43.75]On Christmas Day