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Rank this week: 10 (↑24)
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Duration:
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2:25
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Release Date:
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1996 (will1410)
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Lyrics By:
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Joyner Burton Lee Sr. (will1410)
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Music By:
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Joyner Burton Lee Sr. (will1410)
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Produced By:
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Scott Matthews (will1410)
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Released By:
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Originally released on Rounder Records (will1410)
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Published By:
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Old Ninety Seven Publishing (Stavro Arrgolus)
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Licensing:
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BMI #211689
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Keywords:
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ACAPELLA, CHRISTMAS, DRINKING, JAIL
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| Facts: |
| Originally recorded by The Youngsters in 1956, with slightly different lyrics ("ain't got no bail" was repeated in place of "gotta pee in a pail") (Oldiesmann) |
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| Song Lyrics: |
Merry Christmas,
Merry Christmas,
Happy New Year to you...
Christmas in jail
Christmas in jail
I had a little too much to drink
I ain't got no bail
Gotta pee in a pail
and I'm spendin' New Year's Eve in the clink
I was in the wrong lane
Feelin' no pain
Zoomed my car to seventy-five
I ran right into
You can guess who
and they say I'm lucky to be alive
Merry Christmas
Happy New Year
They're singin' down the street
While everybody's havin' Christmas turkey,
they give me bread and water to eat
Christmas in jail
Christmas in jail
I wore my shoes out pacin' the floor
I got rocks in my head
I wish I was dead
Ain't gonna drink and drive no more
Merry Christmas
Happy New Year
They're singin' down the street
While everybody's havin' Christmas turkey,
they give me bread and water to eat
Christmas in jail
Christmas in jail
I wore my shoes out pacin' the floor
I got rocks in my head
I wish I was dead
Ain't gonna drink and drive no more
No, ain't gonna drink and drive no more
No, ain't gonna drink and drive no more
(Stavro Arrgolus) |
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Current Rating
9.3
(3 votes)
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| Played on 19 shows: |
 | 12-24-16, #KMCC-11-08 | | 12-06-08, #BR-08-53 |
 | 12-24-16, #16-52 | | 12-06-08, #BR-08-53 |
| 12-17-16, #KMCC-T12-08 | | 12-30-07, #MMS-105 |
| 12-12-16, #MMS-207 | | 12-23-07, #07-51 |
| 12-10-16, #KMCC-11-07 | | 12-19-04, #04-51 |
| 07-20-13, #MMS-164 | | 12-15-03, #XM-30 |
| 12-21-09, #BR-09-98 | | 12-15-02, #02-50 |
| 12-06-09, #MMS-132 | | 12-23-01, #01-51 |
| 12-21-08, #08-51 | | 12-07-97, #97-49 |
| 12-17-08, #MMS-119 | | |
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