Hazel's Homemade Hallelujah Punch
Cledus T. Judd Lyrics

At the Christmas pot luck dinner
This song is about a Christmas gathering of people.

At the Holy Roller Hall
The gathering is at a church of the Holiness movement, aka Holy Roller movement.

They don't allow no drinkin
Alcohol is forbidden at the gathering.

Of any alch-ee-hol
This is a humorous way of saying alcohol is not allowed.

So my Aunt Hazel makes a juice
To provide an alternative to alcoholic drinks, Aunt Hazel prepares a non-alcoholic juice.

Without the use of liquor
Aunt Hazel's juice doesn't contain any alcohol.

And every year
This is a tradition that happens annually.

It seems to disappear
The juice gets consumed quickly.

A little quicker
Each year, the juice disappears faster than the year before.

It's Hazel's homemade Hallelujah Punch
The name of Aunt Hazel's non-alcoholic juice is 'Hazel's homemade Hallelujah Punch'.

Guaranteed to spread some Christmas cheer
The juice is associated with Christmas and is believed to spread cheer.

Fill the cup
The lyrics are encouraging listeners to take a cup of Aunt Hazel's juice.

And drink it up
Listeners are being asked to drink the juice.

It doesn't take too much
Only a little bit of the juice is required to get into the Christmas spirit.

Of Hazel's homemade Hallelujah Punch
This line is a reiteration of the name of the juice.

When everyone's done eatin'
The song moves to after the meal is over and people have eaten.

And they're had a glass or two
At the gathering people usually have one or two drinks.

The strangest things start happenin'
After drinking Aunt Hazel's juice, some unusual things start happening.

Just like they always do
This implies that this is a regular happening every Christmas.

The spirit of the season
A metaphorical reference to the feeling of joy and fellowship that typifies the time of the year.

Flows throughout the congregation
The sense of joy emanating from the juice spreads among everyone present.

There must be some magic in that bowl
The juice is believed to possess supernatural qualities.

To cause such a sensation
This line is acknowledging the fact that Aunt Hazel's juice is responsible for the strange happenings at the gathering.

She swears there's nothing in it
Aunt Hazel insists that the juice concoction contains no alcohol and is made purely from fruits, berries, raisins, dates, yeast cakes, and maraschino cherries.

But the juice of fruits and berries
This is a reiteration of Aunt Hazel's claimed ingredients.

Some raisins, dates, a few yeast cakes, and maraschino cherries
This line specifies the ingredients added to the juice.

She corks up two five-gallon jugs
Aunt Hazel prepares a lot of juice to last throughout the Christmas season.

And seals them every spring
To ensure the juice lasts until the next Christmas, Aunt Hazel bottles and stores the juice.

And when she opens them up for Christmas
The juice aging until Christmas also helps it taste better, according to Aunt Hazel.

The cheer starts to sing
The juice is believed to be responsible for spreading cheer.

Ah
This is an exclamation of intense excitement or joy.

HALLELUJAH
A religious language in the song that means 'Praise God'.

And every sip tastes better and better
Aunt Hazel's juice tastes even better with each sip.

And better
This line is a continuation of the previous line, repeating that the juice tastes better with each sip.

Hallelujah
Reiterating that the juice causes special feelings and sensations that feel miraculous.

An amazing punch
The juice is highly regarded and believed to have supernatural qualities.

You'll hurl your lunch
This line is suggesting that too much of the juice may cause someone to vomit.

If you drink too much
Consuming too much of Aunt Hazel's juice can cause a nauseous feeling.

If you drink too much
Another rehash of the previous line.

Hallelujah
The juice is so good it deserves a miraculous description such as 'Hallelujah'.

Hallelujah
Another repetition of describing the qualities of Aunt Hazel's juice as miraculous.

Hazel's homemade Hallelujah punch
This line is a reiteration of the name of the juice.

Guaranteed to spread some Christmas cheer
Another repetition of the claim that Aunt Hazel's juice is associated with Christmas and believed to spread cheer.

Fill the cup
This line is a reiteration of what the song imanimates 'take some juice'.

And drink it up
Listeners should drink Aunt Hazel's juice.

It doesn't take too much
This line is a reiteration of the idea that only a little bit of Aunt Hazel's juice is needed to get into the Christmas spirit.

Of Hazel's homemade Hallelujah Punch
A final reiteration of the name of Aunt Hazel's famous juice.