| A | |
| Cold tears fall from his eyes |
| E | |
| As he turns into the night and walks a | way |
| Lucille runs outside |
| A | |
| Just to see if there might be a | sleigh |
| Little Bobby stares down |
| D | |
| At the plate where cookies still | lay |
| A | |
| And | tries to understand |
| E | A | |
| Why | momma said Santa can't | stay |
| D | E | A | |
| Momma said | Santa can't | stay |
| D | E | A | |
| Said she | told him that | twice yester | day |
| D | E | |
| Then a | car just like | Dad's |
| A | F#m | |
| Pulled out and drove | away |
| D | E | |
| After | momma said Santa couldn't | stay |
| E | |
| Santa can't stay |
| |A |A |E |E |B |E |E | |
| A | |
| They both heard him coming |
| E | |
| Saw Mom run down the hall and holler w | ait |
| Doug you're drunk don't come inside |
| A | |
| I'm not joking I've had all this I can | take |
| He threw a present really hard |
| D | |
| That almost hit Mom's new boyfriend | Ray |
| And yelled ho-ho lucky for you she's here |
| E | A | |
| And s | aid that Santa can't | stay |
| D | E | A | |
| Momma said | Santa can't s | tay |
| D | E | A | |
| Said she | told him that | twice yester | day |
| D | E | |
| Then a | car just like | Dad's |
| A | F#m | |
| Pulled | out and drove | away |
| D | E | |
| After | momma said Santa couldn't s | tay |
| D | E | A | |
| Momma said S | anta can't | stay |
| D | E | A | |
| Said she | warned him about it | twice yester | day |
| D | E | |
| Then a car just like | Dad's |
| A | F#m | |
| Pulled out and drove | away |
| D | E | |
| After | momma said Santa couldn't | stay |
| D | E | A | |
| Hey | momma said | Santa can't | stay |
| D | E | A | |
| Said he | might just have to beat the | crap out of | Ray |
| D | E | |
| Then a | car just like | Dad's |
| A | F#m | |
| Peeled | out and drove | away man |
| D | E | |
| After | momma yelled Santa couldn't | stay |
| D | E | A | |
| Momma said | Santa can't | stay |