LITTLE JIMMY'S CHRISTMAS (Wince Coles)

LITTLE JIMMY'S CHRISTMAS
Composed by Winston Coles
Published by The Madison Corporation 2 (SOCAN)

n a lonely little room
there sits a lonely little boy,
A week away from Christmas
his heart could feel no joy;
It seemed so long ago now
since his dad had gone,
With tear-filled eyes he tries
to write a simple Christmas song.

His momma's making dinner
in the kitchen down below,
And worried about the little boy
that she loves so;
She's done her best to try
and give little Jimmy everything,
Now she bows her head and
listens as he begins to sing.

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle all the way,
God, can you bring daddy home
to me on Christmas day?
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle all the way,
I'd love to have him home, Lord,
though I know he couldn't stay.

In a lonely little cell
there sits a very lonely man,
A letter from his wife
is crumpled tightly in his hand;
It was hard enough just serving time
for things he'd never done,
But it broke his heart to read
the song written by his son.

As his desperate love conquers fear,
he slips into the night,
And climbs the prison walls
beneath the turning prison lights;
While heading for the highway
that he hopes will take him home,
The night wind seems to whisper
little Jimmy's song.

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle all the way,
God, can you bring daddy home
to me on Christmas day?
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle all the way,
I'd love to have him home, Lord,
though I know he couldn't stay.

On that sleepy Christmas morning,
with sleepy little eyes,
Jimmy stumbled down the stairway
to open up his toys;
He stopped and stared in wonder
at the sight that he did see,
For the gift he'd wanted most of all
was standing by the tree.

The woman in the doorway
looks on through tear-filled eyes,
As her husband and her son just stand
and hold each other tight;
She knew her boy at last had
everything that love could bring,
As tear to tear and cheek to cheek
little Jimmy softly sang.

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle all the way,
God, can you bring daddy home
to me on Christmas day?
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle all the way,
I'd love to have him home, Lord,
though I know he couldn't stay.

Maybe, Lord, next Christmas
you can bring him home to stay.