J.J. BARRIE - NO CHARGE .(The cost Of Real Love Is:No Charge) #286 *T*O*T*Ps*70s*

TOTPs*76 *

Broadcasted on 12.25.1976

Now our little boy came up to his mum

in the kitchen this evenin’

While she was fixin’ supper

And he handed her

a piece of paper he’d been writin’ on

And after wipin’ her hands on her apron

She read it - and this is what it said



For mowing’ the lawn - five dollars

For makin’ my own bed this week - one dollar

And for goin’ to the store - fifty cents

An’ playin’ with little brother,

while you went shoppin’ - twenty-five cents



Takin’ out the trash - one dollar

Gettin’ a good report card - five dollars

And for rakin’ the yard - two dollars

Total owed - fourteen seventy-five



Well, as mum looked at him standin’ there expectantly

And I could see the mem’ries flashing through her mind

And so she picked up the pen, and turnin’ the paper over

This is what she wrote



For the nine months I carried you

Growin’ inside me - No charge

For the nights I’ve sat up with you

Doctored you, and prayed for you - No charge

For the time and the tears

That you’ve cost through the years, there’s No charge

And when you add it all up

The full cost of my love is No charge



For the nights filled with dread

And all the worries ahead - No charge

For advice and the knowledge

And the cost of your college - No charge

For the toys, food and clothes

and even for wipin’ your nose

There’s No charge, son

And when you add it all up

The full cost of my love, is - No charge



Well, when he finished readin’

He had great big old tears in his eyes

And he looked up at her

standing there and said

"Mama, I sure do love you".

Then he took the pen,

And in great big letters

He wrote PAID IN FULL



Jehovah knows when you add it all up

The cost of real love is - No charge