Biography:
The Christmas Jug Band: Stalwart purveyors of the jugabilly mystique! A tongue-in-cheek seasonal convergence of Dan Hicks, Commander Cody alumni and other San Francisco Bay Area luminaries: Gregory Leroy Dewey, Austin Delone, Tim Eschliman (Rhythmtown-Jive), Turtle Vandemarr, Paul Rogers (Those Darn Accordions), Jim Rothermel, Nik Phelps, Paul Wenninger, Nick "Not Joe" Dewey, and Blake Richardson. "The alternative Christmas record of the year." (Mistletoe Jam) - Midwest Record Recap.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
C A
[Verse 1]
G
Santa used to like to chuckle.
C G
He's always been a bellyful of laughs,
G
Sittin' in his Santa Claus chair
A D
Posing for the photographs.
G
But now he don't laugh so much,
C G
In fact, about one-third less.
G E
Old Saint Nick got a problem. ?
A G
Man, he's in an awful mess.
G A D
Cause he used to go 'ho-ho-ho',
D G D
Now he's only goin' 'ho-ho' (Oh-oh! Where'd the other ho go?). ?
D
I don't know. ?
G
But Santa's feelin' might low.
[Chorus]
G C
He used to do 'hidey-ho', ?
C G A
Now he's only doing 'hidey-' (Oh-oh! (typewriter ding) Where'd the other ho go?).
A D G
I don't know, Santa lost a ho.
[Verse 2]
G
Now, Santa's been doin' his best
C G
To get into the Christmas mood.
G
Keepin' his little elves happy, ?
A D
He's the number one Christmas dude. ?
G
But there ain't no joy, ?
G
'Cause just one toy
C G
Is missin' from Santa's shack.
G E
He never had a doll go AWOL
A G
Once he got her in the sack.
[Chorus]
G A D
'Cause he used to go 'ho-ho-ho',
D G D
Now he's only goin' 'ho-ho' (Oh-oh! (whizz) Where'd the other ho go?).
D
I don't know,
G
But Santa's feelin' mighty low.
G C
He used to do 'hidey-ho',
C G D
Now he's only doin' 'hidey-' (Oh-oh! (boing) Where'd the other ho go?) .
D
I don't know.
G D G
Santa lost a ho.
[Solo]
CGAD GCGEAG
[Bridge]
B
You better find that ho
Em
Before it takes off Christmas eve,
A Am
'Cause a Santa that's only got two ho's
D
No one would believe.
G
Oh, Santa if you need some cheerin',
C G
Stop by on your way.
G
Jug Band goin' to par-tay
A D
All the way to Christmas day.
G
Just open up your bag of joy,
C G
Soon you gonna feel alright.
G E
You're gonna leave here laughin'
A G
Even if you're one ho light.
[Chorus]
G A
'Cause he used to go 'ho-ho-ho',
D G A
Now he's only goin' 'ho-ho' (Oh-oh! (Buzz) Where'd the other ho go?).
A
I don't know,
G
But Santa's feelin' mighty low.
G C
He used to do 'hidey-ho',
C G A
Now he's only doin' 'hidey-' (Oh-oh! Where'd the other ho go?).
A
I don't know,
D G
Santa lost a ho.
[Outro]
G C
But I do know
C C#
Good things in life,
C G E
They come and go.
E A D G
Poor old santa lost a ho. (Whizz)
[Outro]
C G A
C A
[Verse 1]
G
Santa used to like to chuckle.
C G
He's always been a bellyful of laughs,
G
Sittin' in his Santa Claus chair
A D
Posing for the photographs.
G
But now he don't laugh so much,
C G
In fact, about one-third less.
G E
Old Saint Nick got a problem. ?
A G
Man, he's in an awful mess.
G A D
Cause he used to go 'ho-ho-ho',
D G D
Now he's only goin' 'ho-ho' (Oh-oh! Where'd the other ho go?). ?
D
I don't know. ?
G
But Santa's feelin' might low.
[Chorus]
G C
He used to do 'hidey-ho', ?
C G A
Now he's only doing 'hidey-' (Oh-oh! (typewriter ding) Where'd the other ho go?).
A D G
I don't know, Santa lost a ho.
[Verse 2]
G
Now, Santa's been doin' his best
C G
To get into the Christmas mood.
G
Keepin' his little elves happy, ?
A D
He's the number one Christmas dude. ?
G
But there ain't no joy, ?
G
'Cause just one toy
C G
Is missin' from Santa's shack.
G E
He never had a doll go AWOL
A G
Once he got her in the sack.
[Chorus]
G A D
'Cause he used to go 'ho-ho-ho',
D G D
Now he's only goin' 'ho-ho' (Oh-oh! (whizz) Where'd the other ho go?).
D
I don't know,
G
But Santa's feelin' mighty low.
G C
He used to do 'hidey-ho',
C G D
Now he's only doin' 'hidey-' (Oh-oh! (boing) Where'd the other ho go?) .
D
I don't know.
G D G
Santa lost a ho.
[Solo]
CGAD GCGEAG
[Bridge]
B
You better find that ho
Em
Before it takes off Christmas eve,
A Am
'Cause a Santa that's only got two ho's
D
No one would believe.
G
Oh, Santa if you need some cheerin',
C G
Stop by on your way.
G
Jug Band goin' to par-tay
A D
All the way to Christmas day.
G
Just open up your bag of joy,
C G
Soon you gonna feel alright.
G E
You're gonna leave here laughin'
A G
Even if you're one ho light.
[Chorus]
G A
'Cause he used to go 'ho-ho-ho',
D G A
Now he's only goin' 'ho-ho' (Oh-oh! (Buzz) Where'd the other ho go?).
A
I don't know,
G
But Santa's feelin' mighty low.
G C
He used to do 'hidey-ho',
C G A
Now he's only doin' 'hidey-' (Oh-oh! Where'd the other ho go?).
A
I don't know,
D G
Santa lost a ho.
[Outro]
G C
But I do know
C C#
Good things in life,
C G E
They come and go.
E A D G
Poor old santa lost a ho. (Whizz)
[Outro]
C G A
The Cinnamons
The City and Hor (...)
the city church
The City Preache (...)
The Clah
The Cleaners Fro (...)
The Clockwork Qu (...)
The Cloud Cars
The Cloud Room
The Clovers