Tonart: D major
Intro 1
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Em
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Verse 1
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sat on the busy street corner,
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his white beard and red suit in rhyme.
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And his ho -ho brought joy to the children,
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for again it was Christmas time.
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His belly would shake as he merrily laughed,
Spreading his Christmas joy.
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Hey, I'm Santa, come sit on my knee,
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And say to each little girl and boy.
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But standing apart from
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Stood a lad about seven years old,
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With no coat to cover his bony frame,
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He was shaky and weak from the cold.
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He had no shoes
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to warm his feet.
He looked hungry, just skin and bone.
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But with a look of peace on
his humble little face,
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he just stood there alone.
When Santa saw the little boy,
his sympathy grew, and he'd say,
come here to me.
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And he covered the trembling frame
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with his robe
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as he placed the child on his knee.
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The boy looked up to Santa's eyes,
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was worshiping for the bearded man,
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an d he said, My name is Billy,
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Why, you're the greatest in all the land.
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And I didn't mean to be no trouble,
Santa.
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He went on, trying hard to smile.
But I heard you laughing,
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and I thought, I'd just watch for a while.
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But I won't bother you with
wantin' nothing, sir,
Cause I already know I've been bad.
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Santa looked down at the ragged boy
and he said, Son,
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where is your mama and dad?
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Well, my daddy lives in prison,
Santa,
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And that's what mama says anyhow.
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They say he shot mama's boyfriend.
He's been there a long time now.
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we live with Mr. Brown now.
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Well, Mom works at the bar every day
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An d Mr. Brown just drinks beer
And he cusses a lot
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whenever I get in his way
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So I've been gone about four days now,
Santa I've been sleepin'
And I know that already
makes me a bad boy
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But you sure been treatin' me kind
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I've been prayin' for you
since I've been big enough,
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Santa every Christmas Eve night
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and the kids have all their toys
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and I know that you made it all right now
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I'm so glad to see them so happy
but my stocking is always empty
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and that's how I know I've done
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wrong well mr. Brown told me all about it
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he said I just ain't good
cuz you never came sir
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and I know if I wasn't bad
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and you would it's okay son
Santa muttered such face
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he hadn't seen in a while
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the old tear was straining to fill his eyes
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he looked down at the lad with a smile
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just tell Santa what you like son
anything you might have in mind
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I didn't know where you lived before,
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but I promise I will not miss
you next time.
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Em
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Little Billy's face quickly grew brighter.
Such luck he would never have guessed.
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After thinking a while,
he finally said, Sir,
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I might have just one request.
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Have you ever been to heaven, Santa?
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I bet you know God as good as you are.
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Could I just ride up to Jesus' house, sir,
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If it's not too awful far,
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he might let me live there for a while.
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Daddy says he likes little boys.
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I'd just sit in the back with the toys.
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And I promised not to be bad, Santa.
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And I could help God do his chores.
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And he might even let me see Daddy.
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And I wouldn't be hungry no more.
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I'm so tired and sleepy now, Santa,"
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said the child as he looked
toward the sky.
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he relaxed against Santa's chest
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and peacefully closed his eyes.
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The old man quickly felt
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for the little boy's pulse.
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Someone please get a doctor, he said.
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But when the ambulance took
little Billy away,
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everyone knew he was dead.
The children had grown more silent
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as they listened to the little boy.
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They were no longer happy and laughing,
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his story had stolen their joy.
They looked to Santa for comfort
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and he fought for the right words to say.
don't be sad for Billy,
cause he just went to
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heaven today.
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He wanted to go and live with God,
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so now everything's alright.
make your heart be kind,
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and I'll see you all Christmas Eve's night.
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Merry Christmas, everybody.
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Merry Christmas.
OOOOOOOO OOOOOOO
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