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The Gift

In the style of

Garth Brooks

Lyrics

a poor orphan girl
named maria
was walking
to market one day

she stopped for
to rest by
the roadside
where a bird with
a broken wing lay

a few moments
passed till
she saw it
for its feathers
were covered
with sand

but soon clean
and wrapped
it was traveling
in the warmth of
maria's small hand

she happily gave
her last peso
on a cage
made of rushes
and twine

she fed it
loose corn
from the market
and watched it
grow stronger
with time

now the christmas eve
service
was coming
and the church
shone with
tinsel and light

and all of
the townfolk
brought presents
to lay by
the manger
that night

there were
diamonds
and incense
and perfumes
in packages
fit for a king

but for
one ragged bird
in a small cage
maria had
nothing to bring

she waited till
just before
midnight
so no one would
see her go in

and crying
she knelt by
the manger
for her gift
was unworthy
of him

then a voice spoke
to her through
the darkness
maria
what brings you
to me

if the bird
in the cage
is your offering
open the door
let me see

though she trembled
she did as he asked her
and out of the cage
the bird flew

soaring up
into the rafters
on a wing
that had healed
good as new

just then
the midnight bells
rang out
and the little bird
started to sing

a song that no words
could recapture
whose beauty was
fit for a king

now maria
felt blessed
just to listen
to that cascade
of notes
sweet and long

as her offering
was lifted to heaven
by the very first
nightingale's
song

Details

  • Duration : 4:46
  • Key : D
  • Genre : Holiday
  • Year released : 1992
  • Language : English

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