Mr. Santa Claus, Baby (You're a Real Cool Guy)

I'm a-gonna tell you 'bout a miracle that happened to me
Not so long ago on a Christmas Eve...

Oh, let me tell y'a story 'bout a real cool guy
He comes around at Christmas in a sleigh in the sky
Flying with his reindeer all around the world
Delivering the gifts to the boys and girls
Now, let me set the scene
It was a snowy Christmas Eve, so cold, brrr!

My baby and me'd been going steady for a while
She'd got me on her hook when she gave a little smile
She wanted to get married and she'd seen a diamond ring
So, I been working night and day so I could buy that pretty thing
Took my money to the jewellers' store
To find that diamond ring had been sold, oh no!

Hey, Mr. Santa Claus, won't you help me, please?
I gotta get that ring for her, I'm begging on my knees
If I don't get a present, then
My baby's gonna put me on the freeze
You know what I mean?

Oh, she's made wedding dress with ribbons and bows
She hears wedding bells wherever she goes
She heard them ringing out when she saw a local choir
Singing 'Ding Dong Merrily on High'

Hey, Mr. Santa Claus, I know that you know
That I've been such a good boy from my head to my toes
I don't know what I'd do if my baby ever goes
Now I've got a little fever and I'm feeling low

I'm at my baby's house on Christmas morn
I'm thinking that I wish that I'd never ever been born
I start to get the shakes and it's plain to see
As we're giving out the presents with the family
But what's that? Looky here, under the tree
It's a little bitty present and it's labelled from me
She tears away the wrapping and she opens up the box
Well, whaddya know? It's a big, shiny rock!
She throws her arms around me, and I get a big kiss
So, miracles can happen after all, I guess
Now, something that is true that I can't deny:
Mr. Santa Claus, Baby, you're a real cool guy!