Santa Never Brings Me a Banjo - David Myles

Santa never brings me a banjo

And I can never understand why

Every Christmas Eve I see it in my dreams

But every Christmas morning I cry

Santa never brings me a banjo

And I can never understand why

Every Christmas Eve

I see it in my dreams

But every Christmas morning I cry

My brother got the train that he asked for

My sister even got a violin

How does he miss

The one thing on my list

In the letter that I sent to him

I told him how hard I would practice

Told him I would play so loud

That high lonesome sound

Would fill up the town

And I’d make my parents so proud

Santa never brings me a banjo

And I can never understand why

Every Christmas Eve I see it in my dreams

But every Christmas morning I cry

Santa never brings me a banjo

And I can never understand why

Every Christmas Eve I see it in my dreams

But every Christmas morning I cry

I ask my parents if they know why

Santa always leaves me sad

I do well in school

I follow the rules

And I don’t think I’ve been bad

Maybe it’s too much for the workshop

Maybe it’s too tricky for the elves

Since I’ll never understand

I think I’m gonna plan

To buy one for myself

Cause Santa never brings me a banjo

I can never understand why

Every Christmas Eve I see it in my dreams

Every Christmas morning I cry

Santa never brings me a banjo

And I can never understand why

Every Christmas Eve I see it in my dreams

But every Christmas morning I cry