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The Animals' Christmas Memory

A Poem by Ogden Nash

After all the people leave The animals in voices low Remember Christmas long ago

And how the manger's gentle light Still shines upon that wondrous night And how a little child was born To heal the world of sin and scorn

So when the people are all gone And all the lights are turned off The animals gather in the straw And sing a song of love and awe

They sing of how the little child Will make the world more good and mild And how his love will never die But shine forever in the sky