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The Side Trip Twas the night before Christmas That old pagan day We three young bachelors Were off on our way Headed for good times And headed for fun Away through the mountains To the town of Lexington Looking for young ladies And friends we would meet And hearing the Bible expounded A most special treat But the next day on our journey A wrong turn we did make Headed towards Greenville It appeared a costly mistake Then we turned back Being miles out of our way And we weren't even sure If we'd make it that day Fifty two, the road that was chosen Covered with ice and snow We'd surely be frozen. But a scenic route it turned out to be And oh so many wonders! God's majesty, just amazing to see! Traveling the Georgia mountains Through the most beautiful hills Around every turn We saw nothing but thrills Through winding roads Deep, narrow, not wide Sparkling icy trees Stood by on each side Many miles out of the way we went But a mistake? No, this was heaven sent! For God's glorious creation we witnessed And God's majesty we saw And at every curve we passed Left us marveling in awe Finally we came to one mountain high And we continually ascended It seemed right up to the sky When we finally reached the top We pulled the car over And came to a stop We stepped out for a look at the view The number of sights that are like it Are indeed very few Valley below and hills far away No way to describe it For human words cannot say. We were elated as away we did stare Taking in all of God's beauty And wonderment there We were all happy And in a mood filled with glee And we all started to frolic Johnathan, Ivan and Me. Then when I didn't expect it at all Johnathan got a good throw off And pegged me with a snowball What a wonderful morning Such memories were spun On our unforgettable trip To old Lexington. [ Go Back ] |