Christmas Dinner Song Lyrics and Chords by Tennessee Ernie Ford
Christmas Dinner
Written and Recorded by Tennessee Ernie Ford
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Now there's a big fat turkey or
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maybe a ham
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Brown fluffy biscuits
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covered with jam
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Blackberry huckleberry
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mince and pumpkin
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don't watch out you're gonna
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double your size
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Mommy's in the kitchen
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daddy's at the tree
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Little boys and girls all
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shouting with glee
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Granny sets the table
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everything's in
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When she
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says come and get it you
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really see a
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race
Look at the giblet
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mumum
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And the big brown drumstick mumum
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Daddy says don't get the tummy ache
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Here comes your mother with a big fruit cake
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There's a floating custard and
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pudding
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Oodles and oodles for
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me and you
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I'll say one thing
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and you must
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agree
What a
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happy happy time
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Christmas dinner can
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Now we're all together what
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bountiful
fare
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Mother sits down next
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to baby's high chair
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Daddy folds his hand
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and bows his
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Let's
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all do the same for
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there's thanks to be said
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Dear Lord we
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thank Thee
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for this
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food
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Bless us together and
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make us good
Enter our
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hearts and
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cast out
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sin
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Bring
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peace on earth good
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will to
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men
FAQ
Who sang the the song Christmas Dinner?
- The song Christmas Dinner was sang by Tennessee Ernie Ford.
Who is Tennessee Ernie Ford?
- Ernest Jennings Ford (February 13, 1919 - October 17, 1991), known professionally as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American singer and television host who enjoyed success in the country and Western, pop, and gospel musical genres. Noted for his rich bass-baritone voice and down-home humor, he is remembered for his hit recordings of "The Shotgun Boogie" and "Sixteen Tons".
