2 Whistle Don The Wind 11 n Cold like a fro - zen tear drop n n n n n A D NEWSCASTER: We interrupt the Everley Brothers to bring you this flash bulletin about the killer ho escaped the State enitentiary yesterday leaving to guards dead in his ake BOONE frons and protectively snaps off the radio SWALLOW, BRAT and OOR BABY seem to have paid no attention BOONE lingers in the dooray listening to a nearby dog barking BOONE: That dog s been actin crazy all day Must be those strangers in ton Seems they turn up every year around Christmas EDWARD is standing in the dooray ith a freshly cut Christmas tree EDWARD: Christmas ain t Christmas ithout a tree for the kids Boone OOR BABY BRAT: Wo! BOONE takes the tree clearly touched SWALLOW: Thanks Ed You ant some supper EDWARD: (cheerfully) I m singin for my supper tonight - see you all in the mornin KIDS: Night Ed! Thanks etc EDWARD exits BRAT: Our very on Christmas tree OOR BABY: It ain t as big as Jackie Henderson's, his must be ten feet tall SWALLOW shoots him a shut-up glance SWALLOW: Dad, hy do gron ups anna dance ith snakes BOONE: Where d you hear about that OOR BABY: Those guys in the truck said they ere putting up a tent c Cold on the Radio
Whistle Don The Wind 27 BOONE: No that s a good bunch of fellas for you kids to keep aay from Seeing BRAT fiddling ith her scrambled eggs Somethin rong ith your supper, Brat BRAT: (unconvincingly) No Dad it s fine BOONE : I kno it s ust eggs but that s all e got goin right no at the moment and I did em the ay you like OOR BABY: When Ma used to make em they eren t so slurpy! BRAT SWALLOW: (to OOR BABY) Ssshhh! SWALLOW: (Changing the subect) Are those snakes killers Dad BOONE: Lethal SWALLOW: So hat re they for BOONE: Some folks have some mighty queer notions about testing their faith in Jesus Seeing that none of them have eaten all of hat s on their plate BOONE: You finished OOR BABY: If e can t afford a Christmas bonfire so Santa can t find his ay here does that mean no presents on Christmas morning BOONE: (sadly and gently) I m afraid it might look that ay, boy You kno money s scarce BRAT: Remember Dad, you only have to ask and it shall be given! OOR BABY: OK I ant a bike like Amos BRAT: And I ant a brother ho doesn t snore OOR BABY: And I ant my on bed BRAT: And I ant my hiccups to go aay OOR BABY: And I don t ant to be called oor Baby anymore SWALLOW: All I ant is for Ma to come back This is the first Christmas she s not here The room is suddenly still BOONE: Hey e got each other, don t e We ve got food on our table and a nice arm place to live BOONE fills the sad silence and tries to lift his family s spirit c Cold on the Radio
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Whistle Don The Wind 31 13 I'll be there to hold you I'll be there to stop the chills and all the eep-ing Make it 17 clear and strong so the hole night J long Ev - 'ry 21 Rall U SWALLOW sig - nal that you send un - til the ve - ry end I ill not a - ban - don you, my prec- ious friend So 25 try and stem the tide Then you'll raise a ban - ner Send a J Whistle Don The Wind