Lyrics

'Twas the night before Christmas, and down at the ranch All the cowboys were hanging down at the Long Branch They were having a party, drinking whiskey and beer Feeling no pain as Christmas grew near There was Bud and Jace and one-eyed McCoy And Jose and Billy, most all of the boys They were down in the dumps, drinkin' Christmas away 'Cause the Long Branch had got no music today The jukebox was broken, the band had gone south Them lonesome old cowboys was down in the mouth No Jingle Bells, Rudolph, or Silent Night Just watchin' them there was a pitiful sight When out on Main Street they heard quite a noise They burst through those swingin' doors, all of the boys There out in the street was the strangest of scenes There was busses and semis and ten limousines They pulled up and parked and began to unpack Guitars, drums, and fiddles and electronic racks In all of ten minutes it was set up and done The music had started, the fun had begun There was Willy and Wayland and Asleep at the Wheel ZZ Top, Jerry Jeff Walker quite a big deal Delbert sang 'Giving It Up For Your Love" And then a shining bright light appeared from above As the cowboys all hollered and whistled and cheered On the stage a ghostly white light appeared In there, in the spotlight, all playing a song Were Bob Wills, Tex Ritter, and Stevie Ray Vaughan Well they played "Cowboy's Christmas" in stormy weather too With T-Bone, Buddy Holly and Janis Joplin beltin' the blues And when they finally had hit their last note The light went out and upwards they all float Well they packed it all up as quick as they came And in a blink of an eye it all gone again But we all heard 'em shout as they pulled out of sight "Merry Christmas y'all," and to all a goodnight