Christmas Time This Year lyrics

Our boys and girls will be here soon, coming home from war.

I’m so glad it’s Christmas time this year.

But they’ll be going back to war again, I fear;

can’t they stay for Christmas time this year?

Now Johnny ain’t got no legs, and Billy ain’t got no face;

do they know it’s Christmas time this year?

Tommy looks about the same, but his mind is gone;

does he know it’s Christmas time this year?

When is Santa coming ’round? ’Cause I got some requests.

I bet he knows it’s Christmas time this year.

Military personnel might not be on his list.

Don’t he know it’s Christmas time this year?

All I want is two good arms so I can hold my kids,

then they’ll know it’s Christmas time this year.

I’d like a mouth so I can kiss my honey on her lips,

and then she’ll koow it’s Christmas time this year.

Because it’s Christmas time, Christmas time,

yes, it’s merry Christmas time,

everybody stand up tall and cheer.

Our children will be coming home in plastic bags, I fear,

and then we’ll know it’s Christmas time this year.

So thank you, Mr. President, for your kind words and deeds;

there’s just one thing I’d like for you to hear:

take this war and shove it up your Crawford, Texas ass1

and then you’ll know it’s Christmas time this year.

1. Crawford, Texas is the hometown of former US president George W. Bush, who started the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.

• Artist:Ry Cooder
• Album:Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down