I was playin? Santa Claus downtown on Christmas Eve
When a little girl of 3 or 4 climbed up onto my knee
I could tell she had a Christmas wish behind those eyes of blue
So I asked her ?What?s your name and what can Santa do for you??
She said, ?My name is Christmas Carol, I was born on Christmas Day
I don?t know who my daddy is and mommy?s gone away
All I want for Christmas is someone to take me home
Does anybody want a Christmas Carol of their own??
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Well all that I could say was Santa would do the best he could
And I set her down and told her now remember to be good
She said ?I will? and walked away, turned to wave goodbye
And I?m glad she wasn?t close enough to see old Santa cry
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Early Christmas morning I got up and dialed the phone
And made a few arrangements at the County Children?s home
They told me it would be all right to pick her up today
Now my little Christmas Carol won?t ever have to say