Lyr Req: Taking Care of Christmas

Subject: Lyr Add: TAKIN' CARE OF CHRISTMAS (Randy Bachman)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 15 Feb 07 - 10:34 PM

Lyrics copied from http://www.msgr.ca/msgr-2/03%20takin%20care%20of%20Christmas.htm, and corrected by comparing with sound samples.

TAKIN' CARE OF CHRISTMAS
Randy Bachman

It's that time of year again
To take some paper and a pen
And write your Christmas letter to St. Nick.
Send it to the North Pole,
To his workshop in the snow,
And he'll put his elves to workin' on it quick.

Tell Santa you've been good,
You've done the things you should,
And you're waitin' for his visit Christmas Eve.
If you're in bed by nine,
You'll give him lots of time
To put some special toys under your tree.

Then he'll be takin' care of Christmas—every day,
Takin' care of Christmas—in his sleigh,
Takin' care of Christmas—an' doin' it right.
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

Johnny wants a motor scooter.
Billy wants a new computer.
Suzy wants a new guitar and drum machine.
Daddy wants a new Corvette,
CD player, and cassette.
Mommy wants a 14-carat diamond ring.

But don't forget the girls and boys
That don't have a lot of toys.
It's up to you to fill their empty plate.
It's the time to share
With the needy everywhere.
That's the way to make this Christmas great.

And you'll be takin' care of Christmas—ev'ry day,
Takin' care of Christmas—ev'ry way,
You'll be takin' care of Christmas—an' doin' it right.
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
Be good!

[There's a 1-minute sound sample on this page:
http://www.aimmusicshop.com/product.php?product_id=46, and a different file here: Click to play. It sounds like a radio PSA.]

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Taking Care of Christmas
From: Peace
Date: 14 Feb 07 - 01:24 AM

"Taking Care of Christmas" by Randy Bachman is on a few CDs. I have as yet been unable to locate lyrics.

Taking care of Christmas, every day
Taking care of Christmas, in his sleigh

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Taking Care of Christmas
From: GUEST,skipy
Date: 13 Feb 07 - 06:53 PM

You get up every morning
From your 'larm clock's warning
Take the 8:15 into the city
There's a whistle up above
And people pushin', people shovin'
And the girls who try to look pretty
And if your train's on time
You can get to work by nine
And start your slaving job to get your pay
If you ever get annoyed
Look at me I'm self-employed
I love to work at nothing all day
And I'll be

Taking care of business (every day)
Taking care of business (every way)
I've been taking care of business (it's all mine)
Taking care of business and working overtime
Work out

If it were easy as fishin'
You could be a musician
If you could make sounds loud or mellow
Get a second-hand guitar
Chances are you'll go far
If you get in with the right bunch of fellows
People see you having fun
Just a-lying in the sun
Tell them that you like it this way
It's the work that we avoid
And we're all self-employed
We love to work at nothing all day
And we be

Taking care of business (every day)
Taking care of business (every way)
We be been taking care of business (it's all mine)
Taking care of business and working overtime

Mercy
Whooooo
All right
[Instrumental Interlude]
Take good care of my business
When I'm away, every day
Whoooo

You get up every morning
From your 'larm clock's warning
Take the 8:15 into the city
There's a whistle up above
And people pushin', people shovin'
And the girls who try to look pretty
And if your train's on time
You can get to work by nine
And start your slaving job to get your pay
If you ever get annoyed
Look at me I'm self-employed
I love to work at nothing all day
And I'll be

Taking care of business (every day)
Taking care of business (every way)
I've been taking care of business (it's all mine)
Taking care of business and working overtime

[Brief Instrumental Interlude]

Takin' care of business, whoo
Takin' care of business
Takin' care of business
Takin' care of business
Takin' care of business (every day)
Takin' care of business (every way)
Takin' care of business (it's all mine)
Takin' care of business
And working overtime
Whoooo
Takin' care of business
Takin' care of business
Takin' care of business
We be Takin' care of business
We be Takin' care of business
Takin' care of business
Takin' care of business

Skipy (cracked it, I hope!)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Taking Care of Christmas
From: SharonA
Date: 04 Dec 01 - 02:34 PM

*refresh*

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Taking Care of Christmas
From: wysiwyg
Date: 30 Jan 01 - 01:33 AM

I think he means a Christmas version of Business.

~S~

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Taking Care of Christmas
From: Sorcha
Date: 30 Jan 01 - 12:30 AM

refresh-- Christmas or Business?

Subject: Taking Care of Christmas
From: GUEST,Charles Colyer
Date: 05 Dec 00 - 06:03 PM

I'm searching for these lyrics which I believe were written by Randy Bachman as another version of his "Takin' Care of Business". Have you heard this version?