Gotta finish this now ...

The window banged and flew open wide
The final spirit was at his side
he heard a creak and opened one eye
Scrooge slowly looked out into the sky.

The room grew bright with a gentle glow
Come take my cloak on a journey we'll go
I am the ghost of what might come to be
Things of the future you are going to see.

Your future I'll show you I'll be at your side
Hold on tight for a bumpy ride
The spirit scratched his nose and rubbed his chin
I'm going to scare you out of your skin.

Off to the graveyard they flew like an arrow
The streets of London were dirty and narrow
They stopped by a grave that was open wide
The spirit moved to Scrooge's side.

A bony finger shot out from his cloak
This isn't funny this is not a joke
Carved deep in the headstone it read R.I.P
Inside the coffin just who could it be?

The man who lies here died without a friend
He really had a terrible end
Throughout his life he thought of only money and power
Scrooge gave a whimper and began to cower.

He looked at the writing set in the stone
His heart grew heavy he felt all alone
Carved in the granite two feet high
The name he saw brought a tear to his eye.

It's me he wailed and fell to his knees
Don't let this happen oh please, please, please
Can all this be changed or is it set in stone
I don't want to die all alone.

They visit Bob Cratchet in his tumbled down home
Mum sits at the table table crying alone
Their son Tim is sick and will soon be dead
He's wasting away in his filthy bed.

I'll pay Bob more and be loving and kind
The way I'll behave will blow his mind
The change in me will be instant and great
Now that I know it's not too late.

It's up to you to start being good
And act in a way we all know you should
I will, I will, I'll change my life
I may even find a beautiful wife.

They returned in a flash to his lonely room
The candle was out he was all in the gloom
I'm going to make Christmas the best one yet
On that my friends you can make a bet.

He fell back to sleep in the wink of an eye
The hours of darkness quickly flashed by
He dreamt of parties and lovely things
Of Jesus being born, of angel wings.

He woke with a stretch and a wink and a groan
From now on I never will be alone
I'm going to give and give and give
It's my life, yes my life and I'm going to live.

I've been a fool and wasted years
He laughed as he wiped away his tears.
I'm going to try to put things right
As I promised the spirit this very night.

He sent a boy to the poultry shop
Get a chicken , a turkey, no get the lot
Send the biggest and best to Bob's lovely wife
The meat on the turkey will save tiny Tim's life.

I'll raise Bob's salary up through the roof
I'll do it I mean it it's the honest truth
He went to his nephew for Christmas Day
They danced and danced the hours away.

For the rest of his life he was good and kind
The visiting spirit had changed his mind
People said he was kind and good
Helping other whenever he could.

The story tells us to think of others
Not just ourselves or sisters and brothers
We should listen with care and take good note
And think about what Dickens wrote

In school we should care for everyone
Just like Jesus Gods only son
In class at play and in the yard
We all work together and try real hard.

As tiny Tim said:
God bless us, one and all ......