Evergreen No More Lyrics - David Wilcox

from Unreleased 

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The joke's on the Christmas tree, New Year's is here 

The king of the living room's out on his ear 

You take back the gifts that you laid at his feet 

And you drag the old tannebaum out to the street 

We took back the star that he thought was his crown 

We packed up in papers his bright-colored gown 

The lights and the ornaments back on the shelf 

His majesty now can take of himself 

Chorus: 

And it's nay, nay, nay never 

Nay nay never no more 

Shall he stay green forever 

He's evergreen no more 

In a ditch by the roadside he dies like a dog 

What once was the Christmas tree now is a log 

Broken brown branches half-buried in snow 

Are bones of a hero one Christmas ago 

Chorus 

But if you look closely, it's easy to see 

A tangle of tinsel is caught in the tree 

That one badge of honour is all that remains 

Of those glorious Christmas tree evergreen days 

Chorus 

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