Christmas Carol Revisited #2

[Mountain Crown]

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Wartime stories being spun by a liar
To folks too ignorant to know

Everybody thinks a turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright
But tiny tots with their eyes all a glow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight

They know that Uncle Sam is on his way
He’s loaded lots of guns and rockets on his sleigh
And every Afghani child is gonna spy
To see what it’s really like to die

And so I’m offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety–two
Although it’s been said many times, many ways
“Merry Christmas” - not true.

 

[Laura]

I guess we just need somebody to sing it.

 

[Steve M.]

Nice one Jerry,

I've had one on my mind for a couple of years. It's Modern Christian based Christmas Carol. It goes to the tune of Here comes Santa Claus. I considered posting it but I'm not sure how it would come across since it's rough and I never really had anything to put the 'actual' lyrics to, only the Chorus. Gonna try a couple of lines though. Apologies if it comes across as brutal.

Here comes Satan's Claws,
Here comes Satan's Claws,
Right down Satan's Claws Lane,
Greed and hording and a world of Toxins
Pullin' on peoples brains.
Bells are ringin', children screaming,
All is unhappy and blight.
So whine about Greed and say your prayers,
'Cause Satan's Claws comes tonight.

Here comes Satan's Claws,
Here comes Satan's Claws,
Right down Satan's Claws Lane,
He's got a bag that's filled with horrors
For people of the world again.
Hear those slave chains jingle jangle,
Oh what a repetative sight,
So jump under your bed, and cover your head,
'Cause Satan's Claws comes tonight.

That's twisting the lyrics, the original was just a couple of lines like this:

Here comes Satan's Claws,
Here comes Satan's Claws,
Hopping down Satan's Claws Lane,

Here comes Satan's Claws,
Here comes Satan's Claws,
That bastards gone insane,

Sleigh bells ringing, Children screaming,
Why didn't you get me that Toy!

That's about all I ever really came up with. Never really had a good grasp on the lyrics. The idea that came to mind was that satans claws sort of get in on everything, perverting it, turning it from a holiday of hope and soon renewal (winter turns to spring) has been ruined by mass marketing, greed, having more than the other person (bigger, better, faster, cooler.. well, you know what I mean. And instead of it being about love and family, it's turned into consumerism, doing for ourselves and not others, expectations etc..
Thanks for Sharing Jerry, very creative.