Xmas Benefit Song

• written: 2004-10-19
• tune: combo of "Stop Yer Ticklin' Jock", "Hark the Herald Angels Sing", and "Dinner Bell"
• thanks to Insaniquarium, TMBG, and The XBAs for inspiration

A Christmas Benefit Song

Star of wonder, star so bright

Shining in my eyes tonight

I wish I may I wish I might

Get some peaceful sleep tonight

God is great and God is good

God lives in your neighborhood

But if you don't get out of town

I will burn the whole thing down.

Make a promise, make a wish

Put it under a covered dish

Covered dish will keep it hid

So no-one knows what you just did

But if there's nothing underneath

I will take back all my teeth

And if you don't hear all my terms

I'm gonna open a can of worms.

Hush my baby, don't you pout

We will put all your fires out

Fire's out so you can play

You can start one another day.

All these fires everywhere

Shows the world how much you care

and when you've burned up everything

I will give you a piece of string

And if you open that can of worms

You'll have to listen to my terms.

Ring your bell out in the air

Tell the world how the world's not fair.

Ring your bell so we will know

It's time to spend up all our dough

But if you don't leave me alone

Then I'll ignore your telephone.

And if you leave me a piece of string

I will tie up everything

A ring ring ring, a ding ding ding

I will give you a piece of string

A ring ring ring, a ding ding dong

You need to know that something's wrong

A dong dang dong, a ding dang ding

I'm gonna blow up all... your... string