Getting Ready For Christmas Day

From early in November to the last week of December
 I got money matters weighing me down
 Oh the music may be merry, but it's only temporary
 I know Santa Claus is coming to town
 In the days I work my day job, in the nights I work my night
 But it all comes down to working man's pay
 Getting ready, I'm getting ready, ready for Christmas Day
 Getting ready for Christmas Day
 And let me tell you, namely, the undertaker, he's getting ready for your body
 Not only that, the jailer he's getting ready for you
 Christmas Day, hmm?
 And not only the jailer, but the lawyer, the police force
 Now getting ready for Christmas Day, and I want you to bear it in mind
 I got a nephew in Iraq it's his third time back
 But it's ending up the way it began
 With the luck of a beginner he'll be eating turkey dinner
 On some mountain top in Pakistan
 Getting ready, oh we're getting ready
 For the power and the glory and the story of the Christmas Day
 Getting ready, for Christmas Day
 Done made it up in your mind that I'm going, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago
 I'm going, on a trip, getting ready, for Christmas Day
 But when Christmas come, nobody knows where you'll be
 You might ask me
 I may be layin' in some lonesome grave, getting ready, for Christmas Day
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 Getting ready oh we're getting ready
 For the power and the glory and the story of the Christmas Day
 Yes, we're getting ready
 Getting ready, ready for your prayers
 "I'm going and see my relatives in a distant land"
 Getting ready, getting ready for Christmas Day
 If I could tell my Mom and Dad that the things we never had
 Never mattered we were always okay
 Getting ready, oh ready, ready for Christmas Day
 Ready, getting ready
 For the power and the glory and the story of the Christmas Day
 
 From early in November to the last week of December
 I got money matters weighing me down
 Oh the music may be merry, but it's only temporary
 I know Santa Claus is coming to town
 In the days I work my day job, in the nights I work my night
 But it all comes down to working man's pay
 Getting ready, I'm getting ready, ready for Christmas Day
 Getting ready for Christmas Day
 And let me tell you, namely, the undertaker, he's getting ready for your body
 Not only that, the jailer he's getting ready for you
 Christmas Day, hmm?
 And not only the jailer, but the lawyer, the police force
 Now getting ready for Christmas Day, and I want you to bear it in mind
 I got a nephew in Iraq it's his third time back
 But it's ending up the way it began
 With the luck of a beginner he'll be eating turkey dinner
 On some mountain top in Pakistan
 Getting ready, oh we're getting ready
 For the power and the glory and the story of the Christmas Day
 Getting ready, for Christmas Day
 Done made it up in your mind that I'm going, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago
 I'm going, on a trip, getting ready, for Christmas Day
 But when Christmas come, nobody knows where you'll be
 You might ask me
 I may be layin' in some lonesome grave, getting ready, for Christmas Day
 ♪
 Getting ready oh we're getting ready
 For the power and the glory and the story of the Christmas Day
 Yes, we're getting ready
 Getting ready, ready for your prayers
 "I'm going and see my relatives in a distant land"
 Getting ready, getting ready for Christmas Day
 If I could tell my Mom and Dad that the things we never had
 Never mattered we were always okay
 Getting ready, oh ready, ready for Christmas Day
 Ready, getting ready
 For the power and the glory and the story of the Christmas Day
 
 From early in November to the last week of December
 I got money matters weighing me down
 Oh the music may be merry, but it's only temporary
 I know Santa Claus is coming to town
 In the days I work my day job, in the nights I work my night
 But it all comes down to working man's pay
 Getting ready, I'm getting ready, ready for Christmas Day
 Getting ready for Christmas Day
 And let me tell you, namely, the undertaker, he's getting ready for your body
 Not only that, the jailer he's getting ready for you
 Christmas Day, hmm?
 And not only the jailer, but the lawyer, the police force
 Now getting ready for Christmas Day, and I want you to bear it in mind
 I got a nephew in Iraq it's his third time back
 But it's ending up the way it began
 With the luck of a beginner he'll be eating turkey dinner
 On some mountain top in Pakistan
 Getting ready, oh we're getting ready
 For the power and the glory and the story of the Christmas Day
 Getting ready, for Christmas Day
 Done made it up in your mind that I'm going, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago
 I'm going, on a trip, getting ready, for Christmas Day
 But when Christmas come, nobody knows where you'll be
 You might ask me
 I may be layin' in some lonesome grave, getting ready, for Christmas Day
 ♪
 Getting ready oh we're getting ready
 For the power and the glory and the story of the Christmas Day
 Yes, we're getting ready
 Getting ready, ready for your prayers
 "I'm going and see my relatives in a distant land"
 Getting ready, getting ready for Christmas Day
 If I could tell my Mom and Dad that the things we never had
 Never mattered we were always okay
 Getting ready, oh ready, ready for Christmas Day
 Ready, getting ready
 For the power and the glory and the story of the Christmas Day
 
 From early in November to the last week of December
 I got money matters weighing me down
 Oh the music may be merry, but it's only temporary
 I know Santa Claus is coming to town
 In the days I work my day job, in the nights I work my night
 But it all comes down to working man's pay
 Getting ready, I'm getting ready, ready for Christmas Day
 Getting ready for Christmas Day
 And let me tell you, namely, the undertaker, he's getting ready for your body
 Not only that, the jailer he's getting ready for you
 Christmas Day, hmm?
 And not only the jailer, but the lawyer, the police force
 Now getting ready for Christmas Day, and I want you to bear it in mind
 I got a nephew in Iraq it's his third time back
 But it's ending up the way it began
 With the luck of a beginner he'll be eating turkey dinner
 On some mountain top in Pakistan
 Getting ready, oh we're getting ready
 For the power and the glory and the story of the Christmas Day
 Getting ready, for Christmas Day
 Done made it up in your mind that I'm going, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago
 I'm going, on a trip, getting ready, for Christmas Day
 But when Christmas come, nobody knows where you'll be
 You might ask me
 I may be layin' in some lonesome grave, getting ready, for Christmas Day
 ♪
 Getting ready oh we're getting ready
 For the power and the glory and the story of the Christmas Day
 Yes, we're getting ready
 Getting ready, ready for your prayers
 "I'm going and see my relatives in a distant land"
 Getting ready, getting ready for Christmas Day
 If I could tell my Mom and Dad that the things we never had
 Never mattered we were always okay
 Getting ready, oh ready, ready for Christmas Day
 Ready, getting ready
 For the power and the glory and the story of the Christmas Day
 
 From early in November to the last week of December
 I got money matters weighing me down
 Oh the music may be merry, but it's only temporary
 I know Santa Claus is coming to town
 In the days I work my day job, in the nights I work my night
 But it all comes down to working man's pay
 Getting ready, I'm getting ready, ready for Christmas Day
 Getting ready for Christmas Day
 And let me tell you, namely, the undertaker, he's getting ready for your body
 Not only that, the jailer he's getting ready for you
 Christmas Day, hmm?
 And not only the jailer, but the lawyer, the police force
 Now getting ready for Christmas Day, and I want you to bear it in mind
 I got a nephew in Iraq it's his third time back
 But it's ending up the way it began
 With the luck of a beginner he'll be eating turkey dinner
 On some mountain top in Pakistan
 Getting ready, oh we're getting ready
 For the power and the glory and the story of the Christmas Day
 Getting ready, for Christmas Day
 Done made it up in your mind that I'm going, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago
 I'm going, on a trip, getting ready, for Christmas Day
 But when Christmas come, nobody knows where you'll be
 You might ask me
 I may be layin' in some lonesome grave, getting ready, for Christmas Day
 ♪
 Getting ready oh we're getting ready
 For the power and the glory and the story of the Christmas Day
 Yes, we're getting ready
 Getting ready, ready for your prayers
 "I'm going and see my relatives in a distant land"
 Getting ready, getting ready for Christmas Day
 If I could tell my Mom and Dad that the things we never had
 Never mattered we were always okay
 Getting ready, oh ready, ready for Christmas Day
 Ready, getting ready
 For the power and the glory and the story of the Christmas Day