Christmas Cannonball Song Lyrics and Chords by Hank Snow
Christmas Cannonball
Recorded by Hank Snow
Written by Jack Rollins and Steve Nelson
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From out the frozen northland to the
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better tempered
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There's a train that comes a rollin' every
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year at Christmas
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time
All the
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kids are in their glory when the
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snow begins to
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fall
Cause they know it's bringin'
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Santa Claus on
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the Christmas cannon
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It takes off at the North Pole with a
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jingle and a
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roar
It's partly run by reindeer till it
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gets to Balti
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more
If you
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hear the cry of timber comin'
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out of Mont
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real
You can start to look for
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Santa Claus and
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the Christmas Cannon
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Oh the
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Christmas Cannonball the Christmas Cannon
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Jingle ling ling ling toot toot
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jingle ling toot
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She's loaded down with nice things mama
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dolls and fancy
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But he picks out all the best things for the
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real good girls and
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boys
Then he
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hollers Merry Christmas every
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body big and
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Cause he means make way for
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Santa Claus and
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the Christmas Cannon
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So listen to your mother do the
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things she tells you
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too
If you can't be good till Christmas then it's
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just too bad for
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you
Take it
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easy with your crying and be
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careful one and
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Cause it's almost time for
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Santa Claus and
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the Christmas Cannon
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Christmas Cannonball?
- The song Christmas Cannonball was sang by Hank Snow.
Who is Hank Snow?
- Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow (May 9, 1914 - December 20, 1999) was a Canadian-American country music artist. Most popular in the 1950s, he had a career that spanned more than 50 years, he recorded 140 albums and charted more than 85 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980. His number-one hits include the self-penned songs "I'm Moving On", "The Golden Rocket" and "The Rhumba Boogie" and famous versions of "I Don't Hurt Anymore", "Let Me Go, Lover!", "I've Been Everywhere", "Hello Love", as well as other top 10 hits.Snow was an accomplished songwriter whose clear, baritone voice expressed a wide range of emotions including the joys of freedom and travel as well as the anguish of tortured love. His music was rooted in his beginnings in small-town Nova Scotia where, as a frail, 80-pound youngster, he endured extreme poverty, beatings and psychological abuse as well as physically punishing labour during the Great Depression. Through it all, his musically talented mother provided the emotional support he needed to pursue his dream of becoming a famous entertainer like his idol, the country star, Jimmie Rodgers.As a performer of traditional country music, Snow won numerous awards and is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The Hank Snow Museum in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, celebrates his life and work in a province where his fans still see him as an inspirational figure who triumphed over personal adversity to become one of the most influential artists in all of country music.
