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Artist - Sean McGaughey | Songs (19)

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Genre: Christmas
Credits: S. McGaughey Nov 29, 2003

Song: Homeless Babe
Album: For the Sake of The Song

Song Information:

Several years ago, I was making my third last minute trip to the grocery store at about 5:00 on Christmas Eve. The man in front of me had a Bachelor Survival kit (bacon, some chips, cheese and a 6 pack of pop). He seemed quite agitated as he violently took each item out of the basket and slammed it on the counter. He then proceeded to slam his money on to the counter. His final growl to the cashier was, "I guess you expect me to say Merry Christmas."
I said a quick silent prayer for him and for all for whom christmas is not a joyful occasion, and when it was my turn I bade the cashier a sincere, "Merry Christmas"

About a year later I was reflecting on Jesus birth and was struck by the reality that he had been born homeless.
I also thought of reworking the themes of Away in a Manger into a modern setting.

The result was Homeless Babe. I hope you enjoy it.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Canada License.

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Lyrics:
Homeless Babe

Away in a Manger-- revisited

On a cold winter's evening a baby is born
While his family is travelling, far from their home
Father searches in vain and no shelter is found
But a stable and a manger built on the cold ground.

Can you walk a mile with a homeless babe?
Spare some time for a homeless babe?
Offer comfort to a homeless babe?
Born to be our king.

His parents give all of their little to give
To protect him from the hard life they live
Angels rejoice in the skies up above
They surround the baby with unending love

The rich and important don't notice a thing
Too wrapped up in their own cares to hear Angels sing
Leaving poor night watchmen to answer the call
To attend at the birth of the savior of all

(Spoken)
An angry, tired man slams his groceries down
As the Christmas Eve hush settles over the town
His eyes show a sadness from many long days
Merry Christmas, I guess, was all he could say

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