Parece que estou a ouvir #244

A few hours travel on Christmas day with the radio on, were worth many Christmas songs old and new. I actually like it, so I'm not complaining. But just when you think you've heard all possible Christmas songs (about bells and lights and snow and going home and winter and cold and sleighs and lists and presents and Christmas trees and naughty and nice children and santa and deer with red noses and even hippopotamuses...) comes the unexpected song, with a light country touch, of someone who's getting nothing for Christmas. It reminded me of music city and put a smile on my face :-)

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I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas

(1955 version by The Fontane Sisters)

Music & lyrics by Roy C. Bennett and Sid Tepper

I broke my doll on Kenny's head
Somebody snitched on me
I hid a frog in my sister's bed
Somebody snitched on me

I spilled some ink on Momma's rug

I made Ronny eat a bug

Bought some gum with a penny slug

Somebody snitched on me

I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas

Mommy and Daddy are mad

I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas

'Cause I ain't been nuttin' but bad

I put a tack on teacher's chair

Somebody snitched on me

I tied a knot in Sarah's hair

Somebody snitched on me

I did a dance on Grandma's plants

Climbed a tree and I tore my pants

I filled that sugar bowl up with ants

And somebody snitched on me

I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas

Mommy and Daddy are mad

I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas'
Cause I can't be nuttin' but bad

I won't be seein' old Santa Claus

Somebody snitched on me

He won't come visit me because
Somebody snitched on me

Next year I'll be goin' straight

Next year I'll be good, just you wait

I'd start now but it's too late

Somebody snitched on me

I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas

Mommy and Daddy are mad

I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas

'Cause I ain't been nuttin' but bad

I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas

Mommy and Daddy are mad

I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas

'Cause I ain't been nuttin' but bad

'Cause I can't be nuttin' but bad'
Cause I ain't been nuttin' but bad