Santa Claus Blues (slow version)

[Verse]
The merry bells are ringing today
But they don't mean nothing to me
I hear the children playing today
But I'm as blue as I can be
Old Santa Claus forgot my address
That's one thing I can plainly see
It may be Christmas to some folks
It's just December 25th to me!

[Chorus]
No money, no honey to buy a present for me
Nobody, no toddy to make things pleasant for me
Last night my stocking I hung
Just like when I was young
But this morning there was a vacancy
No mingling, no jingling coin
No pickin' on chicken, pork chop, tenderloin
Soon I'll hear the New Year's chimes
That just means more hard times
Bad luck, you're hard to lose
I got the Santa Claus blues, today
I got the Santa Claus blues