Santa Claus Is Watching You
Ray Stevens
Written by Ray Stevens
Peaked at # 45 in 1962
INTRO:
Now, you chillrun better watch your P's and Q's
a'hang up your clothes and clean up your room
a'do ev'rything that you're 'posed to do~o
'cause Santa Claus is watchin' you
Now, you kids better beha-a-a-ve
a'get your homework every day
And try to make good grades in scho~ool
'cause Santa Claus is watchin' you
Well, every Christ-a-mas Eve he climbs on his sled fulla toys
And spreads Christmas cheer to all good little girls and boys
"Say 'Well, say he dislocated his hip in a Twist contest and he's all stove up in the hospital. Yeah, but we've got a swingin' replacement' . "Say 'We've got the fastest steed from the sands of the *Araymic* desert, baby! Say we got Clyde the Camel. And then he say 'On, Clyde! On, you big camel ! And Clyde say , which is Camel for "Don't bug me, man, say, I'm pullin' this sled fast as I can!" >
"Over the trees, over the fences, through the sky, 'cross the clouds, on the roof, click-clack-click, real quick! <>" 'cause here comes jolly old Saint Nick!, ho, ho, ho!">
Now you chillrun better be goo~ood
And act like all good chillrun should
Be careful of what you say and do~o
'cause Santa Claus is watchin' you
Well, every Christmas Eve he climbs on his sled
With a dual exhaust, side mirrors, fox tails, mud flaps, and leopard-skin seat covers.
which is Camel for 'Merry Christmas, everybody!!"
FADE
On, Clyde. On, you big camel
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: Araymic-I truly believe that ole Ray has taken to makin' up his own words here. Clyde the Camel first appeared in Ray's "Ahab the Arab" and wasn't said to have come from any particular desert. I suspect that, since both "Arabian" and "Aramaic" (a language) are four syllables long and Ray only had room for three, he created a cross-bred "Araymic." Other interpretations of this word are welcome.
source: Robin Hood
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