What About Jesus Christ

(sung to the tune Silver Bells)

Verse One

Tired house wives, busy housewives;

 Decked with broom and wid mop

So they can tidy and clean everywhere

Mothers scrubbing, children dusting;

Completing chore after chore

And in every house corner you hear

Chorus

Stroups stroups! Stroups stroups!

‘Where on earth all this house work does come from?

Oh me back! Oh me neck!

Can’t wait for Christmas to done!’

Chorus

But what about, Jesus Christ,

 Who came that lost sinners might live

What about Jesus Christ,

Emmanuel, God’s ‘free-of-burden’ gift

Verse Two

TDC, RAMS and Horsford,

Courts dem all having sale;

Meking poor people spend de last penny

Digicel, LIME and Chippie, 

sending all kind a text;

Mek we chat while de get rich off we money

Chorus

Got to be, de first in line,

Twenty percent off a de twenty inch flat screen

(But not de first,

At de church door,

To celebrate Jesus’ birth)

Chorus

We send de news, to all we friends,

Explaining who really having de best sales

(But no talk, about Jesus Christ,

Emmanuel, God’s ‘free-of-cost’ gift)

Verse Three

Fancy furniture, fancy curtain,

And de house getting paint

For neighbour dem in stiff competition

Brand new clothes, brand new shoes,

Not de same ole time ting

Got to keep up with style and wid fashion

Chorus

Once we get, what we really want,

We could eat piece a dry bread for Christmas

(But what about, Jesus Christ,

Manna sent down from heaven)

Chorus

When we look, double salary done,

Right down to de very last cent

(But what about, Jesus Christ,

Emmanuel, God’s forever gift)

Chorus

But it's about, Jesus Christ,

Who came that lost sinners might live

But it's all about, Jesus Christ,

Emmanuel, God’s precious gift

by Vinette Halliday

April, 2015

What About Jesus Christ

By Vinette Halliday

January, 2008

Revised April, 2015