Story Behind The Song
So there I was on the dock in the Carribean where the cruise ship was moored at three in the morning playing to the passengers who'd just gotten off the plane from LA. It was December and I was very bleary. We had no idea what we were doing so I just sa
Song Description
See if you can guess what famous old poem about Christmas Eve was set to the music of what famous Ukranian Xmas carol converted from a waltz to a reggae.
Write me back with the answer at thehirsches@earthlink.net
Song Length |
4:15 |
Genre |
Unique - Holiday |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Worried, Endearing |
Subject |
Birthdays, Other Holidays, Recovery |
Similar Artists |
Peter Gabriel, Weird Al Yankovic |
Language |
English |
Era |
1970 - 1979 |
| |
Lyrics
SANTAMAN VIBRATION/I SHOT THE SANTA
[C] 2002 BY GEORGE HIRSCH/ARTISTIC PRODUCTION SERVICES
TWAS 'DE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISAMIS, AN' ALL TRU DE HOUSE,
NOT A PEEPLE WAS STIRRIN, NOT EVEN A MOUSE.
DE STOCKIN WAS A HUNG BY DE CHIMINY WIT KERE,
DEY HOPIN DAT SAINT NICHOLAS WOULD BE DERE.
DA LITTLE BITTY CHILREN, SLEEPIN IN DE BED.
DE VISION OF DE SUGAR PLUM DANCIN IN THE HEAD
I SAID DE VISION OF DE SUGAR PLUM, I SAY DE SUGAR PLUM,
DE VISION OF DE SUGAR PLUM DANCE IN DE HEAD, YEAH
[SANTAMAN VIBRATION]
WHEN OUT ON DE LAWN, DERE AROSE SUCH A CLATTER,
I SPRINGIN FROM ME BED TO SEE WHAT WAS DE MATTER.
AWAY TO DE WINDOW I FLEW LIKE A FLASH
ME OPEN DE SHUTTER, ME HIDE MY CASH.
WHEN TO MY WONDERIN EYE SHOULD APPEAR,
BUT A BIG FAT SLEIGH WIT DE EIGHT REINDEER,
IT LOOK SO WEIRD, ME THINKIN IT'S A TRICK,
I TOTALLY FORGET DAT IT WAS ST NICK.
[SV]
AND DEN IN A TWINKLIN, I HEAR ON DE ROOF
SOMEBODY SCRATCHIN LIKE A REINDEER HOOF
I DREW MY GUN, I TURN AROUND,
HE COMIN DOWN DE CHIMINY BARKIN LIKE A HOUND
DRESS ALL IN FUR FROM DE HEAD TO DE FOOT,
HIM CLOTHES ALL COVERED WIT DE ASHES AN DE SOOT
HE LOOK LIKE A ROBBER, HE FILL ME WIT DREAD,
I AIM MY GUN AND I SHOOT HIM IN DE HEAD.
[I SHOT THE SANTA!!]
WHEN DE SMOKE CLEAR, MUCH TO MY SURPRIZE
SANTA BE STANDIN WIT DE TWINKLE IN DE EYES
I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT, HOW COME HIM NOT DEAD?
I KNOW I JUST POP HIM WIT DE SHOTGUN IN DE HEAD.
STANDIN IN MY PORTAL WIT A CHUCKLE AND A CHORTLE,
SANTA SAY: "I'M IMMORTAL!"
SANTA SAY: "I'M IMMORTAL!"
SANTA SAY: "I'M IMMORTAL!"
SANTA SAY: "I'M IMMORTAL!"
[SV]
DEN HE SHUT UP, HE GET TO HIS WORK
HE FILLIN ALL DE STOCKIN WIT DE CURRY AND DE JERK
DEN HE PUT DE FINGER UP SIDE DE NOSE
HE GIVIN ME DE NOD, UP DE CHIMINY HE ROSE
BUT I HEAR HIM SAY A HIM FLY OUT OF SIGHT
"MERRY CHRISIMIS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!!"
"MERRY CHRISIMIS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!!"
"MERRY CHRISIMIS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!!"
"MERRY CHRISIMIS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!!"