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Home Before the Snow

by Onion Honey

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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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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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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 Christmastime 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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Tracklist: 1. Won't You Get Me a Hound for Christmas? 2. Home Before the Snow 3. I Saw Three Ships (Come Wassailin' In) 4. Christmas Comes by Rail 5. Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah

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released January 1, 2015

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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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