A Spaceman Came Travelling

A spaceman came travelling on his ship from afar

'Twas light years of time since his mission did start

And over a village he halted his craft

And it hung in the sky like a star

Just like a star

He followed a light and came down to a shed

Where a mother and child were lying there on a bed

A bright light of silver shone 'round his head

And he had the face of an angel

And they were afraid

The stranger spoke, he said "Do not fear

I come from a planet a long way from here

And I bring a message for mankind to hear"

And suddenly the sweetest music

Filled the air

La, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la

La, la-la-la, la-la-la

La, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la

Peace and goodwill to all men

And love for a child

This lovely music went trembling through the ground

And many were wakened on hearing that sound

And travellers on the road, the village they found

By the light of that ship in the sky

That shone all around

And just before dawn, at the paling of the sky

The stranger returned and said "Now I must fly

When two thousand years of your time had gone by

This song will begin once again

To a baby's cry

La, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la

La, la-la-la, la-la-la

La, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la

This song will begin once again

La, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la

La, la-la-la, la-la-la

La, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la

This song will begin once again

To a baby's cry

• Artist:Holly Lovelady