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Thread #97415   Message #3875202
Posted By: GUEST,Epp
04-Sep-17 - 03:58 PM
Thread Name: Santa Claus songs
Subject: The Santa Claus Blues
Does anyone know the lyrics to "The Santa Claus Blues" ? There are 2 recording of Louis Armstrong doing it on Youtube. One extremely slow and I've always heard it up-tempo.

There are parts of it understand, and parts for the life of me I can't

Seems like there are 2 different versions of the chorus(mostly how it ends).

If anybody knows the verse that would be ice cream on the cake, but for now, I'd be happy to get the correct lyrics (that is, please fill in the Question Marks !

This is what I know of it and what I've heard when I heard it performed live.

" No Money, No Honey, to buy a present for me.
Nobody, No Toddy, to make things pleasant for me.

Last night my stockin' was hung,
Just like, when I was young,
Woke up this mornin', there was a vacancy.

No minglin', No jinglin' toys,
No pickin' on chicken, ??????????.

(First Time) Soon I'll hear the Christmas Chimes,
That just means more hard times. ???????????
I've got the Santa Claus Blues.

(Second Time) Seems like every now and then,
The poor house pages me again. ???????????
I've got the Santa Claus Blues.