Starting his career on the Television show Designing Women, Engvall hit his acclaimed first "big break" when he went on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, and from there won the American Comedy Awards Comic of the Year, landing then on the television show Delta Burke, which lasted for one year, and from then on producing his albums. Before becoming a well-known comedian, Engvall joined the popular talent show Star Search.
Engvall's career toiled in relative obscurity for several years, hitting a low point while starring as CHUD #14 in the cult film C.H.U.D, until he turned his most famous routine, "Here's Your Sign," into a song by country music star Travis Tritt. The song was a hit, catapulting Engvall to comedic stardom. More recently, he recorded a Comedy Central special and starred with fellow comedians Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy, and Ron White in the hit redneck-themed stand-up movie Blue Collar Comedy Tour (as well as its sequels and spin-off TV show). The Blue Collar group has been called the redneck Rat Pack. Foxworthy is both the leader and most famous of the group, like the Rat Pack's Frank Sinatra. Engvall equates to Dean Martin, since he is the best friend of the leader, and is arguably the second-most famous member of the group.
He is married to his wife Gail since 1982 and has a daughter named Emily, a junior at the University of Puget Sound, as well as a son named Travis.
The Christmas Sign
Bill Engvall Lyrics
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The woman in line behind me says 'hey is that Santa Claus up there'?
I said 'no ma'm, it's a Kenny Rodgers stunt double'
Here's your sign
The other day I bought a wreath to go on our front door
As I was walking out the store a man stopped me and said
'hey, are you going to hang that on your door'?
Got the idea from Martha Stewart'
Here's your sign, here's your sign, here's your stupid sign
You acted dumb, so have some fun and wear your stupid sign
Oh! here's your sign, here's your sign, here's your stupid sign
You lost your mind, so pay the fine and wear your stupid sign
I hung those little christmas lights on my house,
You know the kind that blink on and off
My neighbor comes over and says
'bill how do you get those to blink on and off like that'?
I said 'I've got my son inside plugging and unplugging it,
Plugging and unplugging it'
Here's your sign
I took my family to buy a christmas tree the other night
When we walked onto the lot this guy walked up to me and says
'hey, y'all here to buy a christmas tree?'
I said, 'no sir, my son needs to go to the bathroom
And these trees looked really inviting'
Here's your sign, here's your sign, here's your stupid sign
You acted dumb, so have some fun and wear your stupid sign
Oh! here's your sign, here's your sign, here's your stupid sign
You lost your mind, so pay the fine and wear your stupid sign
Here's your sign, here's your sign, here's your stupid sign
Have no fear when you're spreading cheer during christmas time
The other night my family and I were walking
Through the neighborhood looking at all the christmas decorations
When we came across this house that had a manger scene
Now there was this whole group of people looking at it when I overheard this one guy say
'hey, are those the three wise men'?
I said 'no sir that's z-z top doing a farming concert
Here's your sign, here's your sign, here's your stupid sign
You acted dumb, so have some fun and wear your stupid sign
Oh! here's your sign, here's your sign, here's your stupid sign
You lost your mind, so pay the fine and wear your stupid sign
Here's your sign, here's your sign, here's your stupid sign
(have no fear when you're spreading cheer during christmas time)
And finally my wife and I were in a grocery store the other day
And I heard a woman ask the clerk
'do you know what time midnight mass starts on christmas eve'?
And in the holiday spirit I walked over and said 'here's your sign'
Happy holidays everybody!
In the song "The Christmas Sign" by Bill Engvall, the singer tells a series of stories about encounters he has had during the Christmas season where people have made silly comments, and he responds with "here's your sign" indicating that they have said something foolish. The first encounter takes place at the mall, where the singer and his son are waiting in line to see Santa Claus. A woman behind him mistakes Santa Claus for a Kenny Rogers stunt double. In the second encounter, the singer is leaving a store with a wreath, and a man asks him if he is going to hang it on his door. The singer sarcastically responds that it is a Christmas toilet seat cover.
In each verse, the singer tells a story about how someone has said or done something foolish during the Christmas season, and he responds with "here's your sign." The song highlights the absurdity of some of the things people say and do during the holiday season, and the irony of how often we can miss the true meaning of Christmas while getting caught up in the chaos of shopping, parties, and decorations.
Overall, "The Christmas Sign" is a humorous song that reminds us not to take ourselves too seriously during the holiday season and to remember the true meaning of Christmas.
Line by Line Meaning
Took my son to the mall the other day to see Santa Claus
I took my son to meet Santa Claus at the mall
The woman in line behind me says 'hey is that Santa Claus up there'?
The woman behind me asked if the person dressed as Santa was indeed Santa
I said 'no ma'm, it's a Kenny Rodgers stunt double'
I sarcastically told the woman that the person up there is not Santa, but rather a stunt double of Kenny Rogers
Here's your sign
I'm implying that the woman is being foolish for having to ask if a person wearing a Santa outfit is the real Santa
As I was walking out the store a man stopped me and said, 'hey, are you going to hang that on your door'?
A man asked me if I was going to hang the wreath I purchased on my front door
I said 'no sir, it's a Christmas toilet seat cover, got the idea from Martha Stewart'
I replied, pretending that the wreath I bought is actually a toilet seat cover with a Christmas theme and that I got the idea from Martha Stewart
You acted dumb, so have some fun and wear your stupid sign
I'm telling the man that he's being foolish for asking if a wreath is going to be hung on a door
I hung those little Christmas lights on my house
I decorated my house with small Christmas lights
My neighbor comes over and says 'bill how do you get those to blink on and off like that'?
My neighbor asked how I made the lights blink on and off
I said 'I’ve got my son inside plugging and unplugging it, plugging and unplugging it'
I joked that I'm making my son go inside the house and repeatedly plug and unplug the lights to make them blink
When we walked onto the lot this guy walked up to me and says 'hey, y'all here to buy a Christmas tree'?
A vendor asked if my family and I were there to buy a Christmas tree when we arrived at the lot
I said, 'no sir, my son needs to go to the bathroom and these trees looked really inviting'
I replied, jokingly saying that my son needs to use the bathroom and that the trees on the lot looked appealing to him
Have no fear when you're spreading cheer during Christmas time
Encouraging people not to worry about being jolly and spreading Christmas cheer
Now there was this whole group of people looking at it when I overheard this one guy say 'hey, are those the three wise men'?
While looking at a manger scene display, I overheard a man asking if the figures represented the three wise men
I said 'no sir that's z-z top doing a farming concert'
I sarcastically replied to the man, telling him that the figures are actually a band called ZZ Top doing a farming concert
And in the holiday spirit I walked over and said 'here's your sign'
I'm implying that the man is being foolish for mistaking a manger scene for a concert, and that he needs a sign to advertise his foolishness
Happy holidays everybody!
Wishing everyone a happy holiday season
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BILL ENGVALL, DOUG GRAU, JUSTIN PETERS
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