[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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The air was clear and cold in that tiny Texas town
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And the news was spreadin' fast, yeah the word was gettin' round
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It didn't look like there was gonna be any Christmas there this year
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'Cause if Santa had any sense at all he'd steer them reindeer clear
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There were several thousand Choctaw and a couple hundred Sioux
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And they was perched up on that ridge just waitin' for you know who
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They had themselves a plan, yeah they knew just what to do
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Gonna sack old Santa's scalp and a red nosed reindeer too
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
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Well the people of that prairie town they put out every light
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They'd rather give up Christmas than have to see poor Santa die
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While the grown ups mostly hid all the children mostly cried
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And them injuns put on warpaint and mostly watched the sky
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They began to grow impatient as they waited for the fight
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But don't you discount Rudolph he pulls the sleigh tonight
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Then the sound of thunder came down with a light from the East
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It looked like Santa and his sleigh pulled by some angry beast
[Chorus]
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It was Rudolph the red-eyed reindeer plowin' through the night
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The sky lit up like fire 'cause his eyes burned so bright
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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Them injuns ran like water when his hooves hit the ground
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And the smoke and fire he snorted filled the plains for miles around
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Then Santa loosed those reigns and let that red-eyed creature go
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And he drove every last injun clean clear to Mexico
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He rode 'em down at the Rio Grande and just before he turned to leave
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He stared a hole right through the soul of that feathered Indian chief
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And the fires in his eyes said, "If you ever want a piece of me,
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Just come on back to Texas 'bout this time next Christmas Eve"
[Chorus]
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It was Rudolph the red-eyed reindeer plowin' through the night
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The sky lit up like fire 'cause his eyes burned so bright
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It was Rudolph the red-eyed reindeer plowin' through the night
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The sky lit up like fire 'cause his eyes burned so bright
[Outro]
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