Christmas
shoppers shopping on a neon city street
Another Christmas dollar for an
other Christmas treat
There's satin on the pretty doll
s that make the children glow
While a boy walking ragged in
the cold Kentucky snow
No, they don't have Christmas
in Kentucky
There's no holly on a West Virginia door
For the trees don't twinkle
when you're hungry
And the Jingle Bells don't jingle
when you're poor
There's lots of toys for children when
then Christmas time is near
But the present for the miners
is a stocking full of beer
In the dark hills of Kentucky there's
one gift that may be found
The coal dust of forgotten days
that's lying on the ground
No, they don't have Christmas
in Kentucky
There's no holly on a West Virginia door
For the trees don't twinkle
when you're hungry
And the Jingle Bells don't jingle
when you're poor
Let's drink a toast to Congress
and a toast to Santa Claus
and a toast to all the speeches that
bring the loud applause
There's not enough to give, no,
there's not enough to share
So let's drown the sounds of sorrow with
a hearty Christmas cheer
No, they don't have Christmas
in Kentucky
There's no holly on a West
Virginia door
For the trees don't twinkle
when you're hungry
And the Jingle Bells don't
jingle when you're poor
Have a merry, merry Christmas
and a happy new year's day
For now's a time of plenty,
and plenty's here to stay
But if you knew what Christmas was,
I think that you would find
That Christ is spending Christmas
in the cold Kentucky mine
No, they don't have Christmas
in Kentucky
There's no holly on a West Virginia door
For the trees don't twinkle
when you're hungry
And the Jingle Bells don't
jingle when you're poor