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A Merry Little While

by Onion Honey

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1.
Won't You Get Me A Hound for Christmas 04:10
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Won't you get me a hound for Christmas? Won't you tie her all up with a bow-wow-wow-wow 'Cause when you leave me to fly to Atlanta, I’ll cry Unless you get me a hound for Christmas Well, sometimes I ride the black dog And sometimes it rides me But when I'm here at home and you’re too busy to phone That black dog is good company They don't get much snow down in Georgia But there's a blizzard in old Waterloo You know you lay me down low when you leave me all alone Won't you get me a hound for Christmas? I don't need no purebred or hunter No fancy elite pedigree So long's she's got fur, and a bark – not a purr I know she’d be just what I need ‘Cause I ain't got a shoulder to cry on No pinto or mustang to ride on But with that dog I'd go far in my little green car Won't you get me a hound for Christmas? Won't you get me a hound for Christmas? Won't you tie her all up in a bow-wow-wow-wow I know you're flying in your jumbo jet But you ain't comin' home to me yet Won't you get me a hound for Christmas
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Long Winter Blues 03:24
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Well the sun is shining somewhere I'm told But these gray skies, they sure are getting old Tired of being wet and cold and sad too Well I've got them old long winter blues The weather man says 6 more weeks of snow The groundhogs can’t decide which way to go I’m staying home and watching the news Well I’ve got them old long winter blues When I get dressed I wear every sweater I can When I go outside I look like the Michelin Man The salt’s clean eaten through my shoes I’ve got them old long winter blues All my friends go skiing on the weekend But a friend who drags me skiing’s not a real friend They say “enjoy it” but frankly, I refuse I’ve got them old long winter blues The weather man says 6 more months of snow The snowplows can’t decide which way to plow I’m staying home and watching the news Well I’ve got them old long winter blues
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Solstice 02:50
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Well I got up But I should have stayed down Only darkness was around Twelve hours of dark, so long and blue The longest night to get through I went left but I should have gone right In the woods on the darkest night Stumbled once right on the path This long, long night, it cannot last This mood, it’s all thick gloom The longest night since mid June And the sun has moved away Its winter now The darkness stays When the leaves fall from the trees I know the sun is far from me Wasted now I’m almost done If I die drag me to the sun From those trees the birds look at me I am a fool, that’s what they see Could not sleep worried all night I awoke it was dusk twilight Solstices or equinox I only know, if it’s cold or hot The sun stopped today Reversing is here, till the shortest day At the end of the year
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Go Tell It on the Mountain 02:47
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Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere; Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born. While shepherds kept their watching o'er silent flocks by night, Behold throughout the heavens there shone a Holy Light. The shepherds feared and trembled when lo! Above the earth, Rang out the angel chorus that hailed our Saviour's birth. Down in a lowly manger the humble Christ was born And brought us God's salvation that blessed Christmas morn!
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Home Before the Snow 03:00
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The leaves are changing colour And the air is getting colder The snow is going to fall soon And I know I won’t be there I’ll be driving ‘round the country From St John’s to old Port Hardy I’ll be dreaming of you nightly Because I know I won’t be there Oh I know, the time is passing slow Oh I hope, I’ll be home before the snow I’ll set you a spot at the table Come home love, when you’re able I’d be happy, I’d be grateful But I know you won’t be there When will I see you again ‘Get your letters now and then I’m tired of paper and pen But I know you won’t be there I thought I’d be home for Christmas Can’t hardly breathe for this homesickness But I have to ask forgiveness Because I know I won’t be there
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Christmas Parmesan 02:35
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may this festive season give you joy and happiness and cheer and the strength to fight the world of trite all around this time of year and I wish you all the things you love That put you at your ease but most of all, like it or not I wish you cheese Bad music playing in the shops A blow-up reindeer on the lawn the ugly trappings you despise the schmaltz that you hate on but while you scowl at Santa I hope you’ll find some peace In this, my friend, until the end: I wish you cheese I won’t always be beside you to point out the funny side of all the ads and media that take you for a ride So let me sing this song for you, and share my expertise There’s better cheer when you are here I wish you cheese I know ugly sweaters make you cringe and sweat and overheat and eggnog flavoured everything don’t make the season sweet corporations wish you peace and love and cash back guarantees but don’t forget with no regret I wish you cheese
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Christmas Comes by Rail 03:00
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Can you hear the train a-comin’ All the children come a-runnin’ Christmastime will be arrivin’ by rail All around the snow is fallin’ But the railroad signal’s callin’ Christmastime will soon be rollin’ into town Here comes the tree that grandfather sends From thousands of miles away Cross rivers and valleys, ‘round mountains and bends It’s Christmas come today Even though the times are hard And the money don’t go far Christmastime comes in a boxcar by rail And for all our Christmas wishin’ It’s a family tradition Christmastime comes to the station by rail
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Holiday Hootenanny 03:16
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There’s time tomorrow for a silent night But today we’ll gather ‘round and be merry and bright So top up your drink and prop up your granny It’s the annual holiday hootenanny Let’s all go a-wassailing among the neighbour’s yard And track our muddy boots all on their floor So no one will find out that we spilled wine on that guitar And return all of our presents to the store The banjo player’s singing, she’s been drinking too much nog No one told her that it’s full of rum Now she’s on the kitchen table dancing with the dog In the morning won’t remember what she’s done Let’s all get together and sing a buncha songs But no one can remember all the words Everybody mumbles when it’s time to sing along *mumblemumblemumblemumblemumble* -ERDS There’s turkey in the oven and there’s biscuits in the pan Don’t mention that the kitchen smells like smoke There’s way too many people in there trying to lend a hand And your uncle keeps repeating that dumb joke We’ll deck the halls with all our coats and leave our hats behind Add our brick of fruitcake to the pile We’ll write our names on paper cups and eat way too much pie We’ll have ourselves a merry little while
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See Amid the Winter's Snow 03:17
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See amid the winter's snow Born for us on earth below See the tender lamb appears Promised from eternal years Hail, thou ever blessed morn Hail, redemption's happy dawn Sing through all Jerusalem Christ is born in Bethlehem Say, ye holy shepherds, say What your joyful news today Wherefore have ye left your sheep On the lonely mountain steep? Sacred infant, all divine What a tender love was thine Thus to come from highest bliss Down to such a world as this "As we watched at dead of night, Lo, we saw a wondrous light: Angels singing 'Peace On Earth' Told us of the Saviour's birth."
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Grey Christmas 03:24
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We’re missin’ the red of the holly The gold of the ribbons and bows The rainbow of lights on this green Christmas tree ‘cause Christmas is grey this year This isn’t the carol I planned for This Christmas is not white or blue There’s no silver bells singing throw cares away Or rosy-cheeked carolers here We already got you a present Just like we do every year But the snowman is decked out in bright woolly style in the hat that was meant for you Next year we’ll set up the table Our old traditions made new Next year we’ll gather the family But now we’re just trying to get through Maybe one day we can bear it One day we’ll be merry and bright But the black and the white of the stars in the sky Light up our grey Christmas this year
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White Vans 02:50
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Here they come in my neighbourhood Seems to be much more than there should White Vans with packages Oh- Christmas coming to town Look at what little Suzie can buy A toy, a gun, a prosthetic eye Never know what shows up at his door With no money down White Vans with packages Filling lives up to the brim Christmas was so much more Oh, carolers at your door Use to spend a little time A turkey dinner and bottle of wine Christmas was so much more When we didn’t count our dimes Can it be on that website A Santa Claus to come on Christmas night Armed with gifts stuffed in a sack No matter if you’re bad all year Don’t be joyful at the smile Fancy boxes in the garbage pile The economy just skimming by As the Scrooges steal from the poor Merry Christmas to the human race A CEO flew into outer space Things just keeping heating up Yet no fire in the hearth this year Maybe next year: something else A little love, not some crap off a shelf Count your blessings and raise a beer And to everyone a hap, happy New Year!
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Layers 03:38
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I wish I were an autumn leaf Covering the ground And I wish I were a cold Nor’easter Blowing them around But I’m under all these layers Long-johned and sweater-bound And it’s a long time ‘til spring Oh it’s a long time ‘til spring Yes it’s a long long time ‘til spring It’s only now November, we’re already complaining It’s a long time ‘til spring I wish I were a candle Burning in the night And I wish I were an evergreen All trimmed with twinkle lights But I’m under all these layers Out of mind and out of sight And it’s a long time ‘til spring It’s a long time ‘til spring…... It’s not a Christmas carol but you can hear us sing It’s a long time ‘til spring Wish I were a snowflake Floating in the the breeze And I wish I were a blizzard To blanket all the trees But I’m under all these layers So that I will not freeze And it’s a long time ‘til spring It’s a long time ‘til spring…... January is a new year but it don’t mean a thing It’s a long time ‘til spring Wish I were a snowplow To clear away the drifts And I wish I were a snowbird Fly away from all of this But I’m under all these layers It really is the pits It’s a long time ‘til spring It’s a long time ‘til spring……... February gives us all the blues, it’s really depressing It’s a long time ‘til spring I wish a were a ski lift Gliding up the slopes And I wish I were a warm snap To raise all of our hopes But I’m under all these layers By now we know the ropes It’s a long time ‘til spring It’s a long time ‘til spring…….. March comes in like a lion And out like a hornet’s sting It’s still a long time ‘til spring It’s a long time ‘til spring……. Well April should bring showers But it’s probably still snowing It’s still a long time ‘til spring
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Auld Lang Syne 02:39
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Should auld acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind Should auld acquaintance be forgot And days of auld lang syne For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We'll take a cup o'kindness yet And days of auld lang syne We too have run around the slopes And picked the daisies fine We've londoned many weary foot Since auld lang syne We too have paddled in the stream From morning sun to night But the seas between us broad have roared From auld lang syne
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When the River Meets the Sea 02:38
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When the mountain touches the valley All the clouds are taught to fly Thus our souls will leave this land most peacefully Though our minds be filled with questions In our hearts we’ll understand When the river meets the sea Like a flower that has blossomed In the dry & barren sand We are born & born again most gracefully Thus the winds of time will take us With a sure and steady hand When the river meets the sea Patience, my brother ,and patience, my son In that sweet and final hour Truth and justice will be done Like a baby when she is sleeping In her loving mother’s arms What a newborn baby dreams is a mystery But her life will find a purpose And in time she’ll understand When the river meets the sea When the river meets the almighty sea

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released December 1, 2022

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Onion Honey Waterloo, Ontario

Onion Honey makes folk music, sharp and sweet and mixed in with banjo and mandolin, washboard and double bass, fiddle and warm five-part harmonies. It’s a recipe for a great time and good for what ails, home-cooked comfort food for the ears.

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