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The poignant story of a corporate king who hits bottom and reconnects with his long lost mother, homeless on the streets of Los Angeles, on Christmas Eve.

For more on this track see: bachelorsanonymous.band/2020/11/god-rest-you-merry/

lyrics

LYRICS

Down in the city. Down in the city.
Down in the city. Down in the big city.

Mr. Wenceslas looked down, on the eve of Christmas
50 stories from the ground, planning corporate business
He called his secretary in, said “Cancel my appointments.
Pour me out my favorite gin to down my disappointments.”

Down in the city. Down in the city.
Down in the city. Down in the big city.

Bertha pushed her shopping cart through the intersection.
When the green light said to start, it spilled in all directions.
Though all she owned was lying there, no one felt like stopping.
So she sat down in despair to watch the Christmas shopping.

Down in the city. Down in the city.
Down in the city. Down in the big city.

She slowly gathered up her things and found an empty doorway.
Clutching two old tarnished rings her son had sent from Norway.
Just then Mr. Wenceslas stumbled down beside her.
Bertha thought the poor man lost and offered him some cider.

When the corporate king looked up, he recognized his mother.
He drank the cider from her cup, it tasted like no other.
A memory of Christmas past enveloped them together.
The gift of love was theirs at last, a promise of forever.

Down in the city. Down in the city.
Down in the city. Down in the big city.

The Corporate King and the Slum Queen
The gift of love. The gift of love.

Lyrics Reprinted by Permission

credits

from God Rest You Merry (double​-​single), track released November 27, 2020
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BACHELORS ANONYMOUS is
Rob Berg: Synth, Vocals
David Hughes: Drum Box, Vocals

Words by Berg & Hughes
Celibataire Music (ASCAP)

Arranged by Berg & Hughes with Dan Slavin

Guitar by Clive Wright

Produced by Bachelors Anonymous

Recorded at SouthWest Sound, Sierra Madre, CA, 1987

Engineered by Devin Thomas
Assisted by Matt Levonian

Single Mastered and Pressed by Rainbo Records, Santa Monica, CA

Digital Master by Scott A. Jennings, artistryinsound.com, 2020

Cover Design and Photography by Anthony Lee
from original ideas by Berg & Hughes
Santa Stand-in Ed Gardner

© ℗ 1987, 2020 Berg, Hughes and Slavin

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Bachelors Anonymous Los Angeles, California

Bachelors Anonymous (1984-92) is the creation of Los Angeles musicians Rob Berg and David Hughes, with a little help from our friends. B.A.'s work treads the boundaries of music, theater and art. The music featured here has been remastered in 2020-21 and consists of singles and albums, both released and unreleased. For more on the Bachelors visit our website. ... more

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