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Momma told me, "Boy, you best behave, 'Cause Santa keeps a list of all his faves. And if you don't shape up, you ain't gettin' squat." |
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But the devil on my shoulder's gettin' hot. |
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Hotter than |
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Heaven, Cool outta sight. |
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If I'm gonna do wrong, |
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I'm gonna do it right. |
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So he took me for a ride in his |
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Cadillac, |
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Stolen from a cleptomaniac, at a horse-race track. |
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I said, "Sir, it's Christmas Eve I should be home in bed." |
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Instead, he said, "You merry gentle men always bet on red." |
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The Duke of |
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Deception, |
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Malice, and |
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Spite. If |
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I'm gonna do wrong, |
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I'm gonna do it right. |
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When you're done, you're really done. |
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We look back and say, |
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Hey, that was fun. |
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When all you wanted was a |
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BB gun, Santa |
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Claus never did come. { |
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Interlude} |
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When you're done, you're really done. |
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We look back and say, |
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Hey, that was fun. |
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So he took me for a ride in his big ol' sleigh. |
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We flew around the world in just one day. |
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Johnny Mathis sang. |
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I said, "Sir, what you got for me in that sled?" |
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Instead, he said, "Boy, you been bettin' on a darker shade of red." |
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Hotter than |
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Heaven, Cool outta sight. |
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Duke of Deception, |
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Malice, and |
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Spite. Johnny is singin', (Johnny is singin',) "Remember tonight: If you gotta do wrong, |
