Skip Friel: Music

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SANTA’S SLAY WAS A CHEVROLET
AND IT GOT CAUGHT IN THE SNOW
HE NEVER GREW A BEARD
JUST A FIVE O’CLOCK SHADOW
HE WORE HIS UNIFORM TO WORK
BUT IT WASN’T RED AT ALL
IT WAS SNOW WHITE IN THE SUMMER
AND KAKI IN THE FALL

WELL I MADE A LIST FOR SANTA OF
THINGS HEAVY ON MY MIND
LIKE A LITTLE RED BICYCLE
AND PEACE FOR ALL MANKIND
MY WISHES WERE ON HOLD AND SOON
THE HOLIDAYS WHERE GONE
THEN A BOX WAS ON THE PORCH
POSTMARKED VIETNAM

SANTA’S GONE WHERE SANTAS GO
WHERE ITS ALWAYS WHITE AND IT NEVER SNOWS
AND I WONDER IF SANTA EVER HEARS
THESE WISHES I’M WISHIN FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR

I WROTE A THANKS TO SANTA SAYING
HOW I LOVED THE TOYS
AND I WROTE ONE TO MY DAD SAYING
I MUST HAVE BEEN A GOOD BOY
IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN SANTA
SENT A NOTE BACK HERE
WITH A PICTURE OF MY DAD
AND A CATALOG FROM SEARS

I TELL MY SON THE JOLLY MAN
BRINGS TOYS WHEN HE BEHAVES
BUT BAD OR GOOD NO MATTER
HE’LL BRING EM JUST THE SAME
AND I TELL HIM SANTA’S UP NORTH
AND HE’S WORKING VERY HARD
BUT HIS TOYS ARE ALL IN MY TRUNK
AND THEY’RE ON MY CREDIT CARD

NOW MY SANTA’S GONE WHERE SANTAS GO
WHERE ITS ALWAYS WHITE AND IT NEVER SNOWS
AND I WONDER IF OLD SANTA EVER HEARS
THOSE WISHES I’M STILL WISHIN FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR

NOW MY SANTA’S GONE WHERE SANTAS GO
WHERE ITS ALWAYS WHITE AND IT NEVER SNOWS
AND I WONDER IF OLD SANTA EVER HEARS
THOSE WISHES I’M STILL WISHIN FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR
THOSE WISHES WE’RE ALL WISHIN FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR