The Broken Slate
- Key
- E♭ Major
- Style
- Barbershop
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Credits & notes
Arranged by
David Lorenz
Learning tracks
Harmony Assistant
Lyrics
But if you care a present to spare, Oh, Father, think of me. Please, just this once, just this once, Of me, just this once of me.
Source notes
A very poor and desperate boy had never gotten a Christmas present. So he writes on his broken slate a prayer to Father Christmas for something, anything. What he finally receives is freedom from his oppression when an angel takes him to heaven. This is a beautiful, Old Victorian song that I heard The New Swingle Singers perform live. Ward Swingle was kind enough to give me the lead sheet which I used for the song's arrangement.