Carols Back to the Bar

[Verse 1 – lead] pub was quiet near the holidays, chairs up and lights turned low even the jukebox seemed to yawn like it had nowhere left to go so we grabbed our coats and stepped outside where the cold bit through our grin and we hummed an old fella chorus with a sleigh-bell rhythm in [Verse 1 – background] (with a sleigh-bell rhythm in) [Chorus – all] carols back to the bar, my friend (back to the bar) we turned our songs to christmas again (christmas again) i said “i’m dail milton” (milton) and the night began to bend carols back to the bar, my friend (back to the bar) ’cause the streets weren’t far at all (far at all) and one by one the fellas joined us as we answered winter’s call (winter’s call) [Verse 2 – lead] we sang fella songs with holly lines, changed a verse to mention snow made the “hey now” parts sound jolly with a softer kind of glow neighbors cracked their doors to listen, some raised glasses from within and each block brought another fella to the caroling we were in [Verse 2 – background] (to the caroling we were in) [Chorus – all] carols back to the bar, my friend (back to the bar) we turned our songs to christmas again (christmas again) i said “i’m dail milton” (milton) and the night began to bend carols back to the bar, my friend (back to the bar) ’cause the streets weren’t far at all (far at all) and one by one the fellas joined us as we answered winter’s call (winter’s call)