Carrie Newcomer - A long christmas dinner

Cal ^Gmade a long ^Ctable ^Gfor his bride, ^CJune When the ^Dfirst child was born and they needed more room Cal was ^Cone of four ^Gsons, there was ^Dtoo little fa^Grm And the ^Crailroad had ^Gwork, so they ^Dmove into town

First came ^GEmmet and ^CClara, ^GWilliam and ^CGrace A^Dround the long table, they all took their place Every ^Cyear they would ^Ggather, sing ^Dcarols and ^Ghymns With canned ^Cpeaches and ^Gshortcake and^D four wide grins

But it ^Emfeels like it's ^D/F#been one ^Clong Christmas ^Gdinner One ^Emunending ^D/F#prayer, one ^Cunbroken ^Dline Singing, “^CBe Thou My ^GVision”, by ^Dday or by ^Gnight ^CAll is ^Gcalm and ^Dall i^Gs bri^Cght ^{G C}

Eating ^Gstrawberry jam^C from ^Gour Victory ^CGarden June ^Dkept giving Emmet more food than he wanted As ^Cif she could fill hi^Gm with e^Dnough food and ^Gfaith To ^Clast him through ^GEurope and ^Dbring him home safe

Clara ^Gmoved back at Christ^Cmas ^Gwith her two ^Cchildren When her ^Dhusband ran off with a girl who was willing When ^CGrace's small ^Gdaughter offered ^Dup her short^Gcake Clara ^Cleaned on Will's ^Gshoulder and ^Dcovered her face

But it ^Emfeels like it's ^D/F#been one ^Clong Christmas ^Gdinner One ^Emunending ^D/F#prayer, one ^Cunbroken ^Dline Singing, “^CBe Thou My ^GVision”, by ^Dday or by ^Gnight ^CAll is ^Gcalm and ^Dall i^Gs bri^Cght ^{G C}

Long a^Ggo Emmet ^Ccame home, now ^Ghe carves the ^Cham Though ^Dsince then he's needed a leg brace to stand He and ^CGrace visit ^Goften, help ^Dmom with yard ^Gwork Who ^Cstill can't be^Glieve what they are ^Dwearing to church

Cousin ^GAnn's in Chica^Cgo and ^Gshe stays good ^Cfriends With cousin ^DWill, who's a painter, lives in South Bend And ^CWilliam's boy, ^GMichael, is a ^Dyoung handsome ^Grogue Cruising ^Ctown with an ^Geight track of^D Abby Road

But it ^Emfeels like it's ^D/F#been one ^Clong Christmas ^Gdinner One ^Emunending ^D/F#prayer, one ^Cunbroken ^Dline Singing, “^CBe Thou My ^GVision”, by ^Dday or by ^Gnight ^CAll is ^Gcalm and ^Dall i^Gs bri^Cght ^{G C}

There's ^Gbeen so many jo^Cys, ^Gso many ^Ccradles But there was ^Done who spent only one year at the table It ^Cmust have been grand^Gma who ^Dgathered her ^Gclose So ^Cshe'd have no ^Gfear when they ^Dboth passed across

So put ^Gout the canned pea^Cches in ^Ghonour of Ju^Cne And for ^DMichael's grown daughter, who's coming home soon For ^Call that we've ^Glost or we ^Dhaven't found ye^Gt All who ^Ccome to the ^Gtable and ^Dclasp hands around

But it ^Emfeels like it's ^D/F#been one ^Clong Christmas ^Gdinner One ^Emunending ^D/F#prayer, one ^Cunbroken ^Dline Singing, “^CBe Thou My ^GVision”, by ^Dday or by ^Gnight ^CAll is ^Gcalm and ^Dall i^Gs bri^Cght ^{G C} All is ^Gcalm and ^Dall i^Gs bri^Cght ^{G C G}