[00:05.87]The young gentleman came riding past on a snow-blue winter's day
[00:11.90]He asked to drink by our fire and I was pleased to let him stay
[00:17.83]He drank there quietly for a while and then he turned and said to me
[00:23.14]Your eyes are green like summer grass
[00:29.04]Your lips are red like a fresh-cut rose
[00:34.86]Your hair is soft like an Irish stream
[00:41.02]And your voice is filled with sweet beauty
[00:47.13]And the last words I heard him say were
[00:52.78]I shall return for you my love on Christmas Day
[01:01.95]And the night will come but I won't sleep as I watch the stars that lead him
[01:08.25]I cannot place where he is but still my heart goes with him
[01:14.26]I'm saving all my Sunday clothes for the day that I'll be leaving
[01:19.78]Father knows, my sister knows
[01:25.64]And my friends they're happy for me
[01:31.32]And the priest he says 'You should thank God for the blessing of such beauty'
[01:43.56]And the last words I heard him say were
[01:48.98]I shall return for you my love on Christmas Day
[01:57.97]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
[02:48.90]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
[03:09.89]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, my love
[03:28.30]I will return on Christmas Day
[03:33.11]I shall return, my love, on Christmas Day
[03:44.00]On Christmas Day