Christmas Carol
By Skip Ewing

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I was playin’ Santa Claus downtown on Christmas Eve
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When a little girl of 3 or 4 climbed up onto my knee
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I could tell she had a Christmas wish behind those eyes of blue
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So I asked her “What’s your name and what can Santa do for you?”

Chorus:
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She said, “My name is Christmas Carol, I was born on Christmas Day
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I don’t know who my daddy is and mommy’s gone away
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All I want for Christmas is someone to take me home
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Does anybody want a Christmas Carol of their own?”


Change to Key of A

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Well all that I could say was Santa would do the best he could
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And I set her down and told her now remember to be good
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She said “I will” and walked away, turned to wave goodbye
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And I’m glad she wasn’t close enough to see old Santa cry

Chorus in A  
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Change to Key of B
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Early Christmas morning I got up and dialed the phone
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And made a few arrangements at the County Children’s home
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They told me it would be all right to pick her up today
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Now my little Christmas Carol won’t ever have to say

Chorus in B
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