[Instrumental intro]
[During intro - to bass guitar notes]]
{Ho-ho-ho-ho, ho-ho-ho-ho, ho-ho-ho-ho}
{Ho-ho-ho-ho, Ho...Ho, I thought this so...I was a dope}

I thought Santa Claus was Christ
I was young; it was unclear
He brought gifts; Went "Ho-Ho-Ho"
and then later on he saved your soul
OK, that was really dumb
It made sense to me

I was real mixed up
think most likely it was because
each December both appeared
sure seemed like one guy to me
Man, that sure seems dumb today
It made sense then

In my silly, young child's mind
I had got it all mixed up
Might seem ridiculous today
I was only five years old
There was no reason to deny
Both he could be

{Went, "Ho-Ho-Ho"}

Made
sense
to me
{Then saved your soul}

{I was a dope}

Later on I realized
Just how big a dope I'd been
Must have been 'bout ten years old
Boy, did I feel like an asshole
I'd believed that crap at "nine"
What a dumb-sh*t
{dumb-sh*t kid, a real half-wit, that was me}

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