Lyric No Christmas in Kentucky

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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
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There s no holly on a West Virginia door
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For the trees don t twinkle when you re hungry
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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 s day
For now s a time of plenty, and plenty s here to stay
But if you knew what Christmas was, I think that you would find
That Christ is spending Christmas in the cold Kentucky mine
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