Slick Nick You Devil You
Fishbone Lyrics

Slick nick stole a reindeer from the zoo
Slick Nick broke into the zoo and stole a reindeer from its enclosure.

Fell down my chimney with a keg of brew
Slick Nick arrived in the singer's home through the chimney carrying a keg of beer.

Put my dog out in the cold
Slick Nick left the singer's dog outside in the cold winter weather.

Ripped off the candy from my socks
Slick Nick took the candy that was in the artist's socks as part of the Christmas tradition.

Smokin' coal and drinkin' scotch
Slick Nick was smoking coal and drinking scotch in the presence of the artist.

Slick nick you devil you
The singer addresses Slick Nick as a devil-like figure with a mischievous nature.

Dressed in red and overweight boot
Slick Nick was dressed in a red suit and heavy boots that contributed to his overweight appearance.

Stole the tv and the stereo
Slick Nick also stole a TV and stereo from the artist's house.

And the toys
In addition to electronics, Slick Nick also stole toys from the artist's home.

The toys were broken too
The toys that Slick Nick stole were already broken, making his theft even more pointless.

I saw slick nick fall over the x-mas tree
The singer witnessed Slick Nick tripping over the Christmas tree in their home due to being drunk.

He was a whole different man from what mom and dad told me
Slick Nick's behavior was extremely different from the traditional appearance of Santa Claus as known from the artist's parents.

Spillin' jack daniels all over the drapes
Slick Nick accidentally spilled Jack Daniel's whiskey all over the window curtains or drapes.

Spray-painting a bad finger over the fireplace
Slick Nick graffiti-ed a derogatory symbol of middle finger over the fireplace using a spray paint.

Tatoos on his arms and knees
Slick Nick had tattoos on his arms and knees, which was unexpected of Santa Claus.

I never thought santa claus would be such a sleaze !
The artist never expected Santa Claus to be such a sleazy person as depicted by Slick Nick's behavior.

Cussin' and coppin' and playin' punk-rock
Slick Nick was swearing and stealing things while listening to punk rock music.

And every once in a while you'd just scratch your jock
Slick Nick occasionally scratched his genitals in front of the singer.

Hey ! slick nick, where are my toys ?
The singer confronted Slick Nick about the missing toys from his house.

You went drinking with the boys
Slick Nick went out drinking with his friends instead of delivering presents to children.

You put mad dog in my sock
Slick Nick replaced the artist's candy with Mad Dog 20/20 wine, putting it in the sock as a prank.

I wanted candy (x3)
The artist repeats that he only wanted candy from Slick Nick, which he did not receive.

Oh, oh ! I thought you were my buddy and chum
The singer thought Slick Nick was his friend and pal who would bring gifts and candy.

But you're just a downtown bum
The artist now thinks of Slick Nick as a lowlife street urchin with no real job or anything constructive to do.

Instead of putting presents in front of my eyes
Slick Nick failed to deliver the presents to the singer as he is supposed to do.

You just told me a bunch of lies...
The singer now realizes that Slick Nick was lying about delivering presents, and feels betrayed.

Santa claus... huh !
The singer sarcastically refers to Slick Nick as Santa Claus in a mocking way.