Joni Mitchell - The Gift Of The Magi Lyrics
I remember monday rising up to pack his lunchWe kissed goodbye sayingWhat a foolish girl was iSaying, what a fool was sheNear the store where I go shoppingOn display there was a golden watch chainAll that week it had me stoppingWhat a fool was she.Almost christmas, we were so poorWhere there was willThere were waysI was sureIn the paper written plainI saw an ad, I caught a trainAnd sold my hair to buy the chainWhat a fool was she(and he says:)I remember monday rising with her hairReflected in my eyesIt caught the sun a million timesWhat a fool was heIn a window near the office was a combOf pearls and beads and tortoiseOh, the devild come to court usWhat a fool was heAlmost christmas, we were so poorWhere there was willThere were waysI was sureIn the pawnshop coming homeI stopped inquiring for a loanAnd sold the watch to buy the combWhat a fool was heChristmas came up cold and glumThere were no visions of sugar plumsThere were no joyous carols sungOh, what fools were theyHe sat glaring at her bobAs she lay weeping by a chain and fobAnd sadly burned the yule logAnd wise men lost their wayWisemen lose their wayMerry christmas day
