Hometown Christmas

B5 E5 B5 Ma’s turnin’ the oven up and down E5 You’d swear she was cookin’ for half the town B5 Willy Wonka’s comin’ on E5 Sit down with your aunt and ate a scone B5 All the neighbours are callin’ round (well) E5 They stay a bit long but they’re fairly sound (oh lord) B5 First time all year we go to mass E5 A nod from the priest sure he knows the craic (oh yeah) F#5 The only time that we see snow E5 Is on The Late Late Toy Show B5 A5 Come home it’s time you were leavin’ E5 We’re dancin’ round the kitchen to Shakin’ Stevens B5 A5 Come in, put the kettle on E5 But all the pink Roses are nearly gone B5 A5 Fairy lights, three wise men E5 We did the twelve pubs and buried the wren B5 A5 Whoa oh oh oh ohhh E5 That’s Christmas time, round our hometown B5 E5 B5 Cousins are home from overseas E5 Can’t be ate’n turkey on the beach B5 Tired of biscuits and mugs of tae E5 The boys can’t wait for Stephen’s Day B5 Bb5aug Whoa oh oh oh ohhh A5 E5 Always buy your father socks (ah jaysus not another pair) B5 Bb5aug Whoa oh oh oh ohhh A5 E5 Midnight mass at nine o’clock F#5 The pub is as full as a biscuit tin (sorry there) E5 Like Mary and Joseph I couldn’t get in B5 A5 Come home it’s time you were leavin’ E5 We’re dancin’ round the kitchen to Shakin’ Stevens B5 A5 Come in, put the kettle on E5 But all the pink Roses are nearly gone B5 A5 Fairy lights, three wise men E5 We did the twelve pubs and buried the wren B5 A5 Whoa oh oh oh ohhh E5 That’s Christmas time, round our hometown B5 A5 E5 2x (Come on now Santy, driver her) (Whooo) (Ma have you anymore gravy?) Mid-Section B5 She walked in red hair green eyes E5 There wasn’t a sound out of all the boys B5 She sat down next to my barstool (ooh lads) E5 It was just like we were back in school F#5 If you could get her under the mistletoe E5 We’d be like Miley and Fidelma in Glenroe B5 N.C. A5 Come home it’s time you were leavin’ E5 We’re dancin’ round the kitchen to Shakin’ Stevens B5 A5 Come in, put the kettle on E5 But all the pink Roses are nearly gone B5 A5 Whoa oh oh oh ohhh E5 Always buy your father socks B5 A5 Whoa oh oh oh ohhh E5 Midnight mass at nine o’clock B5 A5 Fairy lights, three wise men E5 We did the twelve pubs and buried the wren B5 A5 Whoa oh oh oh ohhh E5 B5 That’s Christmas time, round our hometown