Santa Claus
Sonny Boy Williamson (Holiday) Lyrics
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Said, "I'm gonna buy what you need for Santa Claus."
My baby went shopping yesterday,
Said, "I'm gonna buy what you need for Santa Claus."
"I'm gonna take mine with me,"
"But I'll leave yours in my dresser drawer."
So, that started me to rambling,
Wow, that started me to rambling,
Looking all in my baby's dresser drawers.
Trying to find out,
What did she bought me for Santa Claus.
When I pulled out the bottom dresser drawer,
The landlady got mad and called the law.
When I pulled out the bottom dresser drawer,
The landlady got mad and called the law.
I was just trying to find,
What did she bought me for Santa Claus.
The police walked in and jarred me on the shoulder,
"What you doing with your hand in that woman's dresser drawer?"
I hand the police a letter my baby wrote me,
Showing where I should find my Santa Claus.
I just kept on pulling out all of my baby's dresser drawers.
I walked out and left the police and the landlady arguing,
Said, "Look at the man done pull out all the lady's dresser drawers."
Yes, I walked out and left the police and the landlady arguing,
Said, "Look at the man done pull out all the lady's dresser drawers."
But he said, "I got the letter and show the judge."
"The boy just trying to find his Santa Claus."
Oh yeah.
The lyrics to Sonny Boy Williamson (Holiday)'s song Santa Claus tell the story of the singer's search for what his girlfriend has bought him for Christmas. She has gone shopping for gifts and promised to buy him what he needs for Santa Claus. The singer becomes curious and starts to search through his girlfriend's dresser drawers looking for his gift. He ends up pulling out the bottom drawer and causing a disturbance which leads to the police being called. However, he shows them a letter he received from his girlfriend that directed him to look in her dresser drawers for his gift. In the end, he walks out and leaves the arguing police and landlady behind.
The song is about the excitement and curiosity that comes with Christmas and gift-giving. It's about the anticipation of finding out what someone has bought for you and the lengths you might go to in order to discover the surprise. There's also an element of humor in the song, with the singer causing a commotion by searching through his girlfriend's dresser drawers and the police and landlady arguing about the situation.
Line by Line Meaning
My baby went shopping yesterday,
Yesterday my significant other went to shop
Said, "I'm gonna buy what you need for Santa Claus."
My significant other said they will buy what I need for Santa Claus
So, that started me to rambling,
That instigated me to begin searching
Looking in all of my baby's dresser drawers.
I searched all the dresser drawers of my significant other
Trying to find out,
Attempting to ascertain
What did she bought me for Santa Claus.
What did my significant other buy me for Santa Claus
When I pulled out the bottom dresser drawer,
Upon removing the lowest drawer
The landlady got mad and called the law.
The landlady became angry and contacted the authorities
I was just trying to find,
I was merely attempting to locate
What did she bought me for Santa Claus.
What did my significant other buy me for Santa Claus
The police walked in and jarred me on the shoulder,
The police entered and tapped me on the shoulder
"What you doing with your hand in that woman's dresser drawer?"
The police questioned me on why I had my hand in the dresser drawer belonging to a woman
I hand the police a letter my baby wrote me,
I gave the police a letter my significant other wrote to me
Showing where I should find my Santa Claus.
Demonstrating where I could locate my Santa Claus
I just kept on pulling out all of my baby's dresser drawers.
I persisted in examining all of my significant other's dresser drawers
I walked out and left the police and the landlady arguing,
I exited and left the police and landlady arguing
Said, "Look at the man done pull out all the lady's dresser drawers."
They said "Observe the man who removed all of the woman's dresser drawers"
But he said, "I got the letter and show the judge."
However, he said "I have the letter and will present it to the judge"
"The boy just trying to find his Santa Claus."
"The man was solely attempting to locate his Santa Claus"
Oh yeah.
An exclamation of agreement or certainty
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Written by: WILLIE WILLIAMSON
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Gard Texas
My baby went shoppin' yesterday
Said "I'm gonna buy what you need for Santa Claus"
My baby went shoppin' yesterday
Said "I'm gonna buy what you need for Santa Claus
I'm gonna take mine with me
But I'll leave yours in my dresser drawer"
So that started me to
Ramblin'
Lookin' in all of my baby's dresser drawers
Whoa, that started me to ramblin'
Lookin' all in my baby's dresser drawers
Tryin' to find out
What did she bought me for Santa Claus
When I pulled out the bottom dresser drawer
The landlady got mad and called the law
When I pulled out the bottom dresser drawer
The landlady got mad and called the law
I was just tryin' to find
What did she bought me for Santa Claus
The police walked in and tapped me on the shoulder
"What you doing with your hand in that woman's dresser drawer?"
I hand the police a letter my baby wrote me
Showin' where I should find my Santa Claus
I just kept on pullin' out all of my baby's dresser drawers
I walked out and left the police and the landlady arguin'
Said, "Look at the man done pull out all the lady's dresser drawers"
Yes, I walked out and left the police and the landlady arguin'
Said, "Look at the man done pull out all the lady's dresser drawers"
But he said, "I got the letter and show the judge
The boy just tryin to find his Santa Claus"
Oh yeah
katherine hunter
Christmas Blues, is my favorite Christmas music!
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Radio Culebra
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katherine hunter
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katherine hunter
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bless to u too.. greetings from mexico!! and happy new (and good) year
kruzrken
One of my all time favorite Christmas songs. Great story line- we never grow up!
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enefecto miamigo! tambiรฉn una de mis canciones navideรฑas favoritas de todos los tiempos..
Gard Texas
My baby went shoppin' yesterday
Said "I'm gonna buy what you need for Santa Claus"
My baby went shoppin' yesterday
Said "I'm gonna buy what you need for Santa Claus
I'm gonna take mine with me
But I'll leave yours in my dresser drawer"
So that started me to
Ramblin'
Lookin' in all of my baby's dresser drawers
Whoa, that started me to ramblin'
Lookin' all in my baby's dresser drawers
Tryin' to find out
What did she bought me for Santa Claus
When I pulled out the bottom dresser drawer
The landlady got mad and called the law
When I pulled out the bottom dresser drawer
The landlady got mad and called the law
I was just tryin' to find
What did she bought me for Santa Claus
The police walked in and tapped me on the shoulder
"What you doing with your hand in that woman's dresser drawer?"
I hand the police a letter my baby wrote me
Showin' where I should find my Santa Claus
I just kept on pullin' out all of my baby's dresser drawers
I walked out and left the police and the landlady arguin'
Said, "Look at the man done pull out all the lady's dresser drawers"
Yes, I walked out and left the police and the landlady arguin'
Said, "Look at the man done pull out all the lady's dresser drawers"
But he said, "I got the letter and show the judge
The boy just tryin to find his Santa Claus"
Oh yeah
Bernice Ivery
Sunny Boy is Forever