3 Spirits is the second song from A VHS Christmas Carol. It was written by Clark Baxtresser and performed by Meredith Stepien as Jacob Marley, Dylan Saunders as Ebenezer Scrooge and Clark Baxtresser as The Narrator with backup by Jaime Lyn Beatty as the Ghost of Christmas Past, James Tolbert as the Ghost of Christmas Present and Jamie Burns as the Ghost of Christmas Future. It is the second track on the cast album.
Lyrics[]
Jacob Marley:
Scrooge, remember Marley
Your old partner and friend?
Just thought I'd drop by
I was in the area
Remember Jacob Marley
Your old partner who's dead?
You're in for one crazy night
Just to prepare ya
Life on the other side isn't a party
At least not for Marley, alright?
I come from the other side to give you a warning
That before the morning light
You'll be haunted by 3 spirits
3 spirits
So Scrooge you've gotta listen 'cause they're coming for you
Talking about 3 spirits
3 spirits
Christmas Spirits on a mission and they're gunning for you
Scrooge:
Who are you, again?
Marley:
Scrooge, don't pretend
I'm Marley, I'm your dead friend
Scrooge:
I won't believe it
Don't wanna hear it
Marley:
No way, am I your first spirit?
Scrooge:
You're just indigestion
Marley:
What a suggestion
To a ghost, that's pretty offensive
Scrooge:
You're just a nightmare
Marley:
Stop you right there
Scrooge:
Fine! You're real
What do I care?
Marley:
Scrooge I was like you in life
Cared only 'bout myself
And continuing success in our profession
My spirit never grew in life, I only grew my wealth
And you're probably guessing, but yes
I'm not in heaven
These scary chains I wear
Are also around you
They've already bound you tight
My scary fate you'll share
Unless you can wake up
And listen to Jacob
'Cause tonight
You'll be haunted by 3 spirits
Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, Ghost of Christmas Future:
3 spirits
Marley:
3 spirits
Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, Ghost of Christmas Future:
3 spirits
Marley:
So Scrooge you gotta listen 'cause they're
Marley, Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, Ghost of Christmas Future:
Coming for you
Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, Ghost of Christmas Future:
Coming for you
Marley:
Talking about 3 spirits
Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, Ghost of Christmas Future:
3 spirits
Marley:
3 spirits
Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, Ghost of Christmas Future:
3 spirits
Marley:
Spirits on a mission and they're gunning for you
Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, Ghost of Christmas Future:
Gunning for you
Marley:
The first one will come when the clock strikes "One"
Scrooge:
If they all came together it could save some time
Marley:
They'll be done before the morning sun
And you might have a chance to save your life
Scrooge:
Jacob do you need to be
So over-the-top and mean to me?
Marley:
Scrooge we lived so greedily
And indecently, did we need to be?
Now I'm doomed to float among the living
To see the life I could have lived, but didn't
Seeing all the love and the kindness and forgiving
Regretting every wasted hour and minute
Scrooge, learn a lesson from my mistakes
Hear my message and confession: your soul's at stake
For your own sake, listen to Jake
'Cause tonight, before day breaks
You'll be haunted by 3 spirits
Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, Ghost of Christmas Future:
3 spirits
Marley:
3 spirits
Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, Ghost of Christmas Future:
3 spirits
Marley:
So Scrooge you gotta listen 'cause they're
Marley, Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, Ghost of Christmas Future:
Coming for you
Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, Ghost of Christmas Future:
Coming for you
Marley:
Talking about 3 spirits
Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, Ghost of Christmas Future:
3 spirits
Marley:
Oh, 3 spirits
Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, Ghost of Christmas Future:
3 spirits
Marley:
Christmas spirits on a mission and they're
Marley, Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, Ghost of Christmas Future:
Gunning for you
Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, Ghost of Christmas Future:
Gunning for you
Narrator:
Marley's dancing in the moonlight
But it's time for him to go
And he flies away into the night
Jumping right through the window
Joining a hundred other ghosts
As they fly all about
Scrooge lets go of his bedpost
And passes out