The Christmas Traveller lyrics

The Irish Rovers

Ha la la la la la la la le - Ha la la la la la le lu-jah
Ha la la la la la la la le - Ha la la la la la le lu-jah
Ha la la la la la la la le - Ha la la la la la le lu-jah
Ha la la la la la la la le - Ha la la la la la le lu-jah

When I was afar one winters day I took my tea beneath a tree
A fire to keep the cold away and a pint for hungers yearning
When A boy appeared up yonder road a most peculiar sight to see
He danced and he sang and he clapped his hands with a story of good tidings
Come and sit besides the fire I called to this young man
What can bring such joyfulness I could not understand
His smile outshone the fire and he looked me in the eye
And he danced and he sang and he clapped his hands and gave me this reply
He sang...

I sat beneath the sky that night beyond imagination
And from the sky a star of light directed destination
In all my curiosity I followed without waiting
Shepherds I met on the way were standing dumbly quaking
Then we heard a message and there seemed some glorious things
An angel has appeared to us so bright with golden wings
A story of a baby who on this night is born
A king of all the kingdoms our shelter from all storms
They sang...

When I arrived in Bethlehem the star was brightly shining
Into a manger I could see a mother and her child
Three men of stately origin with precious gifts were bearing
They knelt before the new born king in a Holy light I saw
A kingdom for the loving He has come to lead us to
The son of man is living now can you feel it too
I scarcely can believe my ears the joy is in my heart
For God has heard his peoples needs and gave a brand new start
They sang...

Ha la la la la la la la le - Ha la la la la la le lu-jah
Ha la la la la la la la le - Ha la la la la la le lu-jah

Song Details

Irish Rovers - Songs of Christmas — Songs Of Christmas

Writer: Scott Cameron Smith - a Canadian songwriter and musician who has written songs for a variety of artists, including The Irish Rovers, Anne Murray, and The Rankin Family. He is also the author of several children's books.

Smith wrote "The Christmas Traveller" in 1999 for The Irish Rovers' album "Songs of Christmas" (pictured).

The song was inspired by Smith's own childhood memories of Christmas, and it is a celebration of the joy and hope that the holiday season brings.

Brief: The song is about a young man who is traveling on a winters day when he meets a boy who is singing and dancing. The boy tells the young man that he is a Christmas traveller, and that he is spreading the good news of the birth of Jesus Christ.

The young man is inspired by the boy's message, and he decides to follow him to Bethlehem to see the newborn King.

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