G C

Christmas shoppers shopping on a neon city street

D C G

Another Christmas dollar for another Christmas treat

G C

There's satin on the pretty dolls that make the children glow

D C G

While a boy walking ragged in the cold Kentucky snow

G C G

No, they don't have Christmas in Kentucky

C D

There's no holly on a West Virginia door

G C G

For the trees don't twinkle when you're hungry

C D G

And the Jingle Bells don't jingle when you're poor



There's lots of toys for children when then Christmas time is near

But the present for the miners is a stocking full of beer

In the dark hills of Kentucky there's one gift that may be found

The coal dust of forgotten days that's lying on the ground

No, they don't have Christmas in Kentucky

There's no holly on a West Virginia door

For the trees don't twinkle when you're hungry

And the Jingle Bells don't jingle when you're poor



Let's drink a toast to Congress and a toast to Santa Claus

and a toast to all the speeches that bring the loud applause

There's not enough to give, no, there's not enough to share

So let's drown the sounds of sorrow with a hearty Christmas cheer

No, they don't have Christmas in Kentucky

There's no holly on a West Virginia door

For the trees don't twinkle when you're hungry

And the Jingle Bells don't jingle when you're poor



Have a merry, merry Christmas and a happy new year