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A Spaceman Came Travelling

This version of A Spaceman Came Travelling was released by Chris De Burgh in 1975.

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A spaceman came travelling on his ship from afar,
‘Twas light years of time since his mission did start,
And over a village he halted his craft,
And it hung in the sky like a star, just like a star…

He followed a light and came down to a shed,
Where a mother and child were lying there on a bed,
A bright light of silver shone round his head,
And he had the face of an angle, and they were afraid…

Then the stranger spoke, he said “Do not fear,
I come from a planet a long way from here,
And I bring a message for mankind to hear,”
And suddenly the sweetest music filled the air…

And it went La La…
Peace and goodwill to all men, and love for the child…

This lovely music went trembling through the ground,
And many were wakened on hearing that sound,
And travellers on the road, the village they found,
By the light of that ship in the sky, which shone all round…

And just before dawn at the paling of the sky,
The stranger returned and said “Now I must fly,
When two thousand years of your time has gone by,
This song will begin once again, to a baby’s cry…”

And it went La La … This song will begin once again
To a baby’s cry…
And it goes La La… Peace and goodwill to all men, and
Love for the child…
Oh the whole world is waiting, waiting to hear the song again,
There are thousands standing on the edge of the world,
And a star is moving somewhere, the time is nearly here,
This song will begin once again, to a baby’s cry…

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Chris De Burgh has released many songs over the years besides A Spaceman Came Travelling. Chris De Burgh released songs from 1975 to 2006 spanning across albums like Spanish Train And Other Stories, Far Beyond These Castle Walls, At The End Of A Perfect Day, Crusader, Eastern Wind, The Getaway, Man On The Line, Into The Light, Flying Colours, Power Of Ten, This Way Up, Beautiful Dreams, Quiet Revolution, Timing Is Everything, The Road To Freedom, and The Storyman. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Chris De Burgh.

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The lyrics to A Spaceman Came Travelling are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Chris De Burgh in 1975. Elements of the lyrics to A Spaceman Came Travelling are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Chris De Burgh and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for A Spaceman Came Travelling back when it was created.

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