Momma tole me, Boy, you best behave
'Cause Santa keeps a list of all his favs
And if you don't shape up, you ain't gettin' squat
But the devil on my shoulder's gettin' hot
Hotter than Heaven, Cool outta sight
If I'm gonna do wrong, I'm gonna do it right
So he took me for a ride in 'is Cadillac
Stolen from a cleptomaniac, at a horse-race track
I said, "Sir, it's Christmas Eve'eople should be home in bed."
Instead, he said
You merry gentle men always bet on red
The Duke of Deception, Malice, and Spite
If I'm gonna do wrong, I'm gonna do it right
When you're done, you're really done
We look back and say, Hey, that was fun
When all you wanted was a BB gun
Santa Claus never did come
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When you're done, you're really done
We look back and say, Hey, that was fun
So he took me for a ride in 'is big ol' sleigh
We flew around the world in just one day
Johnny Mathis sang
I said, Sir, what you got for me in that sled?
Instead, he said
Boy, you been bettin' on a darker shade of red
Hotter than Heaven, Cool outta sight
Duke of Deception, Malice, and Spite
Johnny is singin'
(Johnny is singin',)
Remember tonight:
If you gotta do wrong
You better do it RIGHT