The moon shines bright
And the stars give a light
A little before it is day
The Lord our God He for-gave us
And bids us awake and pray
The life of man is but a span
And cut down in its flower
We're here to-day to-morrow gone
The creatures of an hour
To-day you may be alive and well
Worth many a thousand pound;
To-morrow dead and cold as clay
Your corpse laid underground
With one turf at thine head O man
And another at thy feet;
Thy good deeds and thy bad O man
Will all together meet
My song is done I must be gone
I can stay no longer here;
God bless you all both great and small
And send you a joyful new year
Old Waits Carol - Kate & Anna McGarrigle
[00:00.81]The moon shines bright
[00:04.01]And the stars give a light
[00:07.51]A little before it is day
[00:14.11]The Lord our God He for-gave us
[00:21.31]And bids us awake and pray
[00:30.49]The life of man is but a span
[00:37.76]And cut down in its flower
[00:44.60]We're here to-day to-morrow gone
[00:51.52]The creatures of an hour
[01:01.00]To-day you may be alive and well
[01:07.86]Worth many a thousand pound;
[01:14.93]To-morrow dead and cold as clay
[01:21.83]Your corpse laid underground
[01:31.44]With one turf at thine head O man
[01:38.44]And another at thy feet;
[01:45.41]Thy good deeds and thy bad O man
[01:52.37]Will all together meet
[02:02.03]My song is done I must be gone
[02:09.12]I can stay no longer here;
[02:16.06]God bless you all both great and small
[02:23.54]And send you a joyful new year
[02:29.78]Old Waits Carol - Kate & Anna McGarrigle