Christmas future is far away Christmas past is past Christmas present is here today Bringing joy that may last Have yourself a merry little Christmas May your heart be light In a year, our troubles will be out of sight From now on Have yourself a merry little Christmas Make the Yuletide gay In a year, our troubles will be miles away Here we are as in olden days Happy golden days of yore Precious friends who are dear to us Gather near to us once more I know that In a year we all will be together If the fates allow Until then, we'll just have to muddle through somehow, yeah Have ourselves a merry little Christmas now 'Cause everybody knows