Well, Santa looked a lot like daddy Or daddy looked a lot like him It's not the way I had him pictured Santa was much too thin He didn't come down the chimney So mama must have let him in Santa looked a lot like daddy Or daddy looked a lot like him Well, they thought I was fast-a-sleppin' They thought that I was tucked in his bed They never thought I'd come a-peepin' Or that I'd hear what was said Santa put his arm around mama And mama put her arm around him So if Santa Claus ain't daddy Well then I'm a gonna tell on them
Well, Santa looked a lot like daddy Or daddy looked a lot like him It's not the way I had him pictured Santa was much too thin I never saw Dancer or Prancer I never heard the sleigh bells ring I never saw a red-nosed reindeer Like they show on the TV screen But he sure brought lots of presents So Santa Claus he must have been Well he sure looked a lot like daddy Or daddy looked a lot like him Well, Santa looked a lot like daddy Or daddy looked a lot like him It's not the way I had him pictured Santa was much too thin