Lyrics

Come they told me We need someone to play the drums, the drums We've got to play a show, we need some drums It's Christmas Eve, you know we got the dough, for the show We need some drums! We called the union hall The phone rang off the hook, it rung and rung We bought a drum machine, it did not swing We need the real thing, that really swings Really swings, really swings! Then we heard a sound down the street It had the feel, the groove, that swinging beat We tracked it down and found the little boy With cans and pots and pans he played with joy Played with joy, that little boy So we played the gig Yeah we really hit it big The boy had saved the day, he played and he played He got some fine new drums on Christmas Day, now we play Every day, yeah! Play it boy! [?]! What do you mean you want a raise? Hey, what a minute Look, he's just a kid What? Aww, man Yeah, yeah, yeah Go on Merry Christmas, merry Christmas That little drummer's in the neighborhood Yeah, ah man, I can't wait 'til that next generation of drummers [?] come out