Hiss Golden Messenger - Ive got a name for the newborn child

Woa^Gah I’m singing man, back to work is back ^Cagain ^G Now^G’s the time to pick the food, do what the pilgrims d^Co Gre^Gen corn in the field, river running like a wh^Ceel ^G The^Gre’s a child on the way, h^Ame’s the c^Em7hild of g^Cod.

I’v^Ce got a name for the new born^G child Ive^C got a name for the meek and ^Ammild I’^Amve got a name,^Em7 oh, you know it w^Cell. Si^Cttin on the ^Drock on ^AmChristmas d^Cay

An^Gd oh more piece of news, throw up the yoke, and drink a f^Cew ^G We^G got fiddle bands in town, And summer’s on the wa^Cy Si^Gnging songs, sweet dee , Float to the river, switchback s^Cea ^G Got^G so drunk on brandy wine, ^Amescaped i^Em7n the wav^Ces

I’v^Ce got a name for the new born chil^Gd Ive^C got a name for the meek and ^Ammild I’^Amve got a name,^Em7 oh, you know it w^Cell. Si^Cttin on the ^Drock on ^AmChristmas d^Cay

^GI’ll dance, till the storm blow away ^GYeah I’ll dance, ^Dtill the d^Gimming of the d^Cay ^CAnd when truth has been reveal^Ged, it will be not^Amhing we can’t s^Cee ^CRise up, rise up, I’ve ^Dgot some^Amthing to s^Gay

An^Gd oh, raise the sail, this is something speci^Cal ^G Li^Gght the way with a little flame to keep the dark aw^Cay ^G Da^Gybreak, sound the horn, lay the dead and raise the bo^Cne ^G Good^Gbye black and devil twahh,^Am hello ye^Em7llow gong^C

I’v^Ce got a name for the new born^G child Ive^C got a name for the meek and ^Ammild I’^Amve got a name,^Em7 oh, you know it w^Cell. Si^Cttin on the ^Drock on ^AmChristmas d^Cay