By The Fireside Tonight

Well hello come on in, good to see you again,

Shake the snow from your hair, come and sit by the fire

Shall I make you you some coffee, or would a brandy be right,

To warm you this cold winters night

Chorus: It’s so good just to see you, well you’re looking alright,

And it’s good to have you here, by the fireside tonight.

Well old friend its’ been sometime, maybe eight months or nine,

What news have you to tell, I hope all is well,

As for me I’ve been busy, I’ve forgotten to write,

So your visit brings me great delight

Bridge: Outside the north wind blows and snow falls on snow,

Another log to feed the fire and talk of climates drier,

And of a far distant shoreline where we met long ago,

And the people that we used to know.

Chorus:

Now in the embers of the fire, our evening starts to tire,

Soon you’ll have to go, homeward through the snow,

Shall I make you one more coffee, perhaps a brandy’d be right,

To warm you this cold winters night

Chorus: (Twice then finish)

By the Fireside Tonight

(Chris J Canning - 1986)