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The Fools are a Boston band, so politics likely affect the nature of this song. Your editor is also a resident of Massachusetts, so it's obvious to me that fear of what can only be described as 'ethnic retribution' is likely what's behind the nature of this song, which is about an old Jewish man who shoots Santa. The musical style, the (crappy) Yiddish dialect, all of it shout 'Jewish', but the lyrics can't actually say so in this bluest of blue states.
Realistically, in 1992, it probably wouldn't have made a difference if Hanukkah or Jewishness in general had been mentioned outright in the lyrics, especially considering the sort of content on the rest of their "Christmas Toons" album, but it's the fact that the subject was only insinuated that's telling of the power that a political extreme can have when it's in complete control of a region. (Stavro Arrgolus) |
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You could say that I should have known better
But looking back, it's easy to point blame
And I don't look like a genius in this story
But I'll tell you the story just the same
I was upstairs watching Magnum on the TV
I had a cheese sandwich in my lap
When I heard somebody walking downstairs in the parlor
I said to myself "What's this crap!?"
I went downstairs to see what was the matter
A 38 revolver in my hand
And as I reached the bottom step, I saw him
A fat little roly poly man
I yelled out "Hey! What gives?", and then he saw me
I thought he swung his bag up at my head
And just like Magnum P.I. on the TV
I pulled my gun and shot that sucker dead
CHORUS
I shot Santa in my underwear
What he was doing there I'll never never know
I shot Santa in my underwear
Right there beneath the roof and mistletoe
He could of been a prowler; he could have been a thief
How was I to know he'd dress up like a big red geek?
I shot Santa in my underwear
Now Christmas time will never be the same
He went down like a sack of old potatoes
He hit the floor; I felt the whole house shake
I came up close to get a better look
And that's when I realized my mistake
I said, "Hey! You're that Santa fellow!"
He nodded once like he was glad I knew
And then he pulled me close to hear his last words
He said, "Now it's all up to you"
I said, "Me? What do I know from Christmas?"
But it was too late; he had passed away
So now I'm cold and hanging out with reindeers
A skinny little old man and a sleigh
CHORUS X 2 (Stavro Arrgolus) |
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| Played on 14 shows: |
 | 12-24-17, #MMS-223 |  | 12-24-06, #06-52 |
| 07-31-17, #MMS-214 | | 12-14-03, #03-50 |
| 12-12-15, #15-50 | | 12-17-95, #95-51 |
| 12-01-13, #MMS-180 | | 12-18-94, #94-51 |
| 12-04-11, #MMS-145 | | 12-12-93, #93-50 |
| 12-14-08, #MMS-118 | | 12-06-92, #92-49 |
| 12-24-06, #MMS-59 | | 11-22-92, #92-47 |
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