Text for 'away in a manger', performed London, plymouth - read by the audience.
away in a manger uses the component parts of blood, oil, straw, writing and bird song.
We stole a star,
Stealing the night
Stealing the sky.
We stole a town
We stole a stable
We stole three men (wise)
We stole 2 sheep / 2 cows / one donkey
We stole a baby called Jesus
We stole a woman called Mary
We stole a man called Joseph
We named woman Virgin
Man remains unknown
We made a father, a son, a holy-ghost
We stole land
Drawring borders in the sand
We stole a manger
We steal oil
We spill Blood
This is away in a manger
We stole a star,
Stealing the night
Stealing the sky.
We stole a town
We stole a stable
We stole three men (wise)
We stole 2 sheep / 2 cows / one donkey
We stole a baby called Jesus
We stole a woman called Mary
We stole a man called Joseph
We named woman Virgin
Man remains unknown
We made a father, a son, a holy-ghost
We stole land
Drawring borders in the sand
We stole a manger
We steal oil
We spill Blood
This is away in a manger