Have you ever read the whole original lyric of the much-parodied [see an ongoing thread] It Was Christmas Day In The Workhouse? Most poignant tearjerker indeed ~~

http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/xmas/christmasdayintheworkhouse.shtml

Written by prolific Victorian author & social reformer George R Sims, it is a work by no means to be despised.

♥♫❤Michael❤♫♥