Christmas is Coming
The Geese are Getting Fat
English Traditional, Written by: Unknown
Copyright: Unknown
Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat,
please to put a penny in the old man's hat.
Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat,
please to put a penny in the old man's hat.
If you haven't got a penny, a ha'p'ny 'll do,
a ha'p'ny 'll do, a ha'p'ny 'll do,
but a penny's better, a penny or two are better,
or three, or four!
Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat,
please to put a penny in the old man's hat.
If you haven't got a penny, a ha'p'ny 'll do,
if you haven't got a ha'p'ny, a farthing 'll do,
if you haven't got a farthing God bless you!
please to put a penny in the old man's hat.
Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat,
please to put a penny in the old man's hat.
If you haven't got a penny, a ha'p'ny 'll do,
a ha'p'ny 'll do, a ha'p'ny 'll do,
but a penny's better, a penny or two are better,
or three, or four!
Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat,
please to put a penny in the old man's hat.
If you haven't got a penny, a ha'p'ny 'll do,
if you haven't got a ha'p'ny, a farthing 'll do,
if you haven't got a farthing God bless you!
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