IT'LL BE A MERRY CHRISTMAS
(Marylin Hooven / Inez James)


The New Christy Minstrels - 1963




It'll be a merry Christmas when he comes
It'll be a merry Christmas when he comes
It'll be a merry Christmas, a very merry Christmas
It'll be a merry Christmas when he comes


He'll be drivin' eight white reindeer when he comes
He'll be drivin' eight white reindeer when he comes
With a halo made of holly and a laugh that's fat and jolly
He'll be drivin' eight white reindeer when he comes


Can't you feel that goodtime feelin' ev'rywhere (Ev'rywhere)
Can't you feel that Christmas spirit in the air (In the air)
Can't you hear the bells a-ringin', can't you hear the song he's singin'
Can't you feel that goodtime feelin' ev'rywhere


Get the turkey on the table Emmaline (Emmaline)
Make the biscuits and the puddin' Emma-Jean (Emma-Jean)
Auntie Kate from Carolina chop the wood and fetch the cider
It'll be the greatest sight you've ever seen


Yes we're ready, yes we're ready as can be
Got the cone and berry trimmin's on the tree
There ain't nothin' that we're missin', got the mistletoe for kissin'
Oh, we're ready, yes we're ready as can be


Now, we'll all go out to greet him when he comes (When he comes)
Yes, we'll all go out to meet him when he comes (When he comes)
Just as long as we're believin' givin's greater than receivin'
It'll be a merry Christmas when he comes


Just as long as we're believin' givin's greater than receivin'
It'll be a merry Christmas, a very merry Christmas
It'll be a merry Christmas when he comes



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - December 2013)