Forgive Me Santa - Shirley Caesar

Dear Santa Claus

Sure thank you for all of the gifts

After I thought it over, Santa, I decided to write

And thank you for all of the toys and especially the bike

My little brother John and my sister Sue and my Mom and my Dad

Well, they said to tell you thank you too

Before I close, Santa, there’s something else I want to say

Now, please don’t get mad at me because I gave my toys away

You know, my friend Jerry who lives across the railroad track

He doesn’t even have a mom or a dad, just a little brother Jack

I went to see them, I went over there to see them today

And Santa, I never saw such a brokenhearted boy until I saw them that way

Jerry cried and he said he didn’t understand

You must have didn’t have enough toys to go around

You must have just run out of toys on his side of town

I divided all of my toys, Santa, except my bike

I told him, that you made a mistake

You left them at my house last night

I told him, you thought, that they had spent the night with me

And you left a note that their toys were under my Christmas tree

Now, Santa, I know it’s wrong to tell a lie

But you know, they’re my best friends

And I just couldn’t stand to see them cry

And I asked my Mom and I asked my Dad

And they said, whatever I wanted to do

They said you’d forgive me and they’d pray for God to forgive me too

When you come back again, Santa, when you come back the next time

And you see, that you’re running short

Put my name on the bottom line

And I know that this is a big ol' world, Santa

And somebody always is gonna be blue

I just want you to know that I still love you

And Jerry and Jack, they love you too

I felt awfully bad when I started to write you this letter

But now, now since I’ve finished, Santa, I feel a whole lot better

A whole lot better

I love you Santa

Good night

Merry Christmas