I surely do - - Dwight Yoakam's "Come On Christmas"this song, immediately in my first hearing, became one of my top Christmas songs to go to --
it's such a downer but Dwight makes ... moreI surely do - - Dwight Yoakam's "Come On Christmas"this song, immediately in my first hearing, became one of my top Christmas songs to go to --
it's such a downer but Dwight makes me feel great about it all(if you don't listen , at least check out the lyrics. :)EDIT: GREAT trumpet parts in here, too
Come on ChristmasPlease take me awayKeep me hidden safe'Til January's second dayCome on ChristmasCome on NoelI'll wrap myself up in the cheerThat's so abundantThis time of yearCome on ChristmasCome on NoelInstrumentalEven though it's just SeptemberI can forget to rememberAll the empty nightsStill in my wayCome on ChristmasEmbrace me with some joy'Til the last few lonely momentsOf this year have been destroyedCome on ChristmasCome on NoelI'll just let visions of the seasonBlind these worn-out sightsStill in my mindCome on ChristmasCome on NoelCome on Christmas...
Billy the MountainBilly the MountainA regular picturesquePostcardy mountainResiding between lovelyRosamond and GormanWith his stunning wife EthelA tree, a tree.
... moreBilly the MountainBilly the MountainA regular picturesquePostcardy mountainResiding between lovelyRosamond and GormanWith his stunning wife EthelA tree, a tree.
Billy was a MountainEthel was a tree growing off of his shoulderBilly was a MountainBilly was a MountainEthel was a tree growing off of his shoulderEthel was a tree growing off of his shoulder(Hey, hey, hey!)Billy had two bigCaves for eyesWith a cliff for a jawThat would go up or downAnd whenever it didHe'd puff out some dustAnd hack up a boulder, hack.Hack up a boulder, hack, hack.Hack up a boulder, hack, hack.Hack up a boulder.
Now, one day, and I believe it was on Tuesday, a man in checkered double-knit suit drove up in large El Dorado Cadillac leased from Bob Spreene ("Where the freeways meet in Downey!") and he laid a huge bulging envelope right at the corner of BILLY THE MOUNTAIN, that was right where his foot was supposed to be. Now BILLY THE MOUNTAIN, he couldn't believe it: All those postcards he'd posed for, for all of those years, and... less
