Intro
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[Chorus]
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Daddy's drinking up our Christmas
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Gonna be some hard times this year
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No tree or stockings or presents
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Just bottles of Christmas cheer
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No new Frigidaire for Momma
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No toy train for brother Jim
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Daddy's Drinking Up Our Christmas
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Don’t know what’s gonna become of him
[Verse 1]
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He quit his job last friday, paid his last paycheck
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And Momma, she ain’t seen a cent
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The cupboards are empty, the phone’s turned off
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Where we gonna come up with the rent
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We ain't seen daddy two or three days
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Tommy’s pa said they saw him at the track
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Daddy lay down that bottle if you hear my pleaa
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Mommy and me want you back
[Chorus]
A# D#
Daddy's drinking up our Christmas
A# F
Gonna be some hard times this year
A# D#
No tree or stockings or presents
A# F A#
Just bottles of Christmas cheer
D# A#
No new Frigidaire for Momma
D# F
No toy train for brother Jim
A# D#
Daddy's Drinking Up Our Christmas
A# F A#
Don’t know what’s gonna become of him
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
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Oh well the sheriff came around, said dad wrecked the family car
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They arrested him and threw him in the tank
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We’ll get you out Christmas morning if we can raise the bail
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Oh Daddy, please don’t take another drink
[Chorus]
A# D#
Daddy's drinking up our Christmas
A# F
Gonna be no happy new year
A# D#
No tree or stockings or presents
A# F A#
Just bottles of Christmas cheer
D# A#
No new Frigidaire for Momma
D# F
No toy train for brother Jim
A# D#
Daddy's Drinking Up Our Christmas
A# F A#
Don’t know what’s gonna become of him