KISSIN' BY THE MISTLETOE
(J Leslie McFarland)

as recorded by Aretha Franklin
& backing group


There's a very good reason
Why the holiday season
Is a wonderful time for a boy and girl to fall in love,
'Cause Santa and Cupid
Planned exactly what you did
When you kissed me by the mistletoe above!

We stood there kissin' by the mistletoe,
Tingle tingle,
Mm-mm-mm and away we go,
Ah, jingle jingle.
Kissin' by the mistletoe, love came to stay,
And now it's Christmas every day!

There's a heavenly treasure,
More than money can measure,
In the gift you get when you give your love.
And I can tell, (kiss kiss kiss)
'Cause whenever it's Christmas,
If I never get this much,
Here in my heart I remember very well!

We stood there kissin' by the mistletoe,
Tingle tingle,
Mm-mm-mm and away we go,
Jingle jingle, woe-oh-oh!
Kissin' by the mistletoe, love came to stay,
And now it's Christmas every day!
(kissin' by the mistletoe)
I said and now it's Christmas every day, woe-oh-oh-oh yeah!
Now it's Christmas every day, yah!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - October 2017)