Nuttin' For Christmas
Art Mooney Lyrics

I broke my bat on Johnny's head; somebody snitched on me.
I hit Johnny with my bat and someone told on me.

I hid a frog in sister's bed; somebody snitched on me.
I put a frog in my sister's bed and someone told on me.

I spilled some ink on Mommy's rug, I made Tommy eat a bug, Bought some gum with a penny slug; somebody snitched on me.
I spilled ink on Mommy's rug, fed Tommy a bug, and bought gum with a counterfeit penny; someone told on me.

I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas. Mommy and Daddy are mad.
I'm not getting any presents for Christmas because my parents are angry with me.

I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas,'Cause I ain't been nuttin' but bad.
I'm not getting any presents for Christmas because I have been behaving badly.

I put a tack on teacher's chair, somebody snitched on me.
I put a tack on the teacher's chair and someone told on me.

I tied a knot in Susie's hair; somebody snitched on me.
I tied a knot in Susie's hair and someone told on me.

I did a dance on Mommy's plants, climbed a tree and tore my pants. Filled the sugar bowl with ants; somebody snitched on me.
I danced on Mommy's plants, climbed a tree and ripped my pants, and put ants in the sugar bowl; someone told on me.

I won't be seeing Santa Claus; somebody snitched on me.
I won't get to see Santa Claus because someone told on me.

He won't come visit me because somebody snitched on me.
Santa won't come visit me because someone told on me.

Next year I'll be going straight, next year I'll be good, just wait. I'd start now but it's too late; somebody snitched on me.
Next year I'll behave better, but it's too late to start now because someone already told on me.

So, you better be good, whatever you do, 'Cause if you're bad I'm warning you,You'll get nuttin' for Christmas
You should behave well, or else you'll also not receive any presents for Christmas.