God rest ye merry gentlemen may nothing you dismay
They say that Christ the savior was born on Christmas day
To save us all from Satan's powers when we'd gone astray
Oh tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
Oh tidings of comfort and joy.
Why can't we love one another
Why can't we, why don't we?
In Bloomingdale's and the Disney stores and Macy's Herald Square
Lots of mothers shop with their children,
Stores filled with yuletide cheer
But who remembers the homeless and distressed or sends even a prayer
Oh tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
Oh tidings of comfort and joy
Why can't we love one another
Why can't we, why don't we?
Miss Clara Brown is the unofficial Queen of Shopping Bags
She doesn't like City Shelters so she sleeps in Grand Central
Holiday commuters pass her by, their Christmas spirits high
Oh tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
Oh tidings of comfort and joy
Why can't we love one another
Why can't we, why don't we?
When Uriah Gordon was employed he loved the "party life."
He followed friends, start free-basing and lost all respect for life
He'll spend Christmas in drug rehab, for him this yuletide prayer
Oh tidings and comfort and joy, comfort and joy
Oh tidings of comfort and joy...
Why can't we love one another
Why can't we, why don't we?