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[Verse 1]
WFell Christmas time is the time to be good
But baby, I'm a bad bad kCid
A Cstocking full of kerosene, matches, and wood
'Cause baby, I'm a bad bad kFid
GovFernment surveillance since I started to walk
Ain't no telling what I Bbdid
I like to think I'm just Fmisunderstood
But you kCnow I'm just a bad bad Fkid
[Verse 2]
DaFddy told Momma last Christmas Eve
You know, we got a bad bad kCid
HeC's got a black leather jacket and a real mean streak
I guess he's just a bad bad kFid
He Fknocked off a Macy's and my uncle's antiques
Hocked him for forty-nine Bbquid
He's on a one-way ticket down a deaFd-end street
'CaCuse Momma, he's a bad bad kid
[Chorus]
I Gcan't help it I was bCorn like this
A Gpermanent spot on the nCaughty list
I Gnever get a present, Santa's scrCatchin' his head
HEbow'd a little fella get Cso mislead?
[Instrumental]
F C C7 F Bb F C F F7
[Chorus]
I Gcan't help it I was bCorn like this
A Gpermanent spot on the nCaughty list
I Gnever get a present, Santa's scrCatchin' his head
HEbow'd a little fella get Cso mislead?
[Verse 3]
In Fthe downtown store on a silent night
Holding onto Momma's Chand
In the toy department, people waitin' in line
Lookin' to meet the fat Fman
OlFd Kringle felt a tingle runnin' up his spine
He saw me, then he run and Bbhid
Santa heard his own name ended Fup on a list
It was wCritten by a bad bad kFid
You don't mCess with a bad bad kFid
You don't mCess with a bad bad kFid

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Bad Kid

by JD McPherson

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[Verse 1]

Well Christmas time is the time to be good

But baby, I'm a bad bad kid

A stocking full of kerosene, matches, and wood

'Cause baby, I'm a bad bad kid

Government surveillance since I started to walk

Ain't no telling what I did

I like to think I'm just misunderstood

C F

But you know I'm just a bad bad kid

[Verse 2]

Daddy told Momma last Christmas Eve

You know, we got a bad bad kid

He's got a black leather jacket and a real mean streak

I guess he's just a bad bad kid

He knocked off a Macy's and my uncle's antiques

Hocked him for forty-nine quid

He's on a one-way ticket down a dead-end street

'Cause Momma, he's a bad bad kid

[Chorus]

G C

I can't help it I was born like this

G C

A permanent spot on the naughty list

G C

I never get a present, Santa's scratchin' his head

Eb C

How'd a little fella get so mislead?

[Instrumental]

F C C7 F Bb F C F F7

[Chorus]

G C

I can't help it I was born like this

G C

A permanent spot on the naughty list

G C

I never get a present, Santa's scratchin' his head

Eb C

How'd a little fella get so mislead?

[Verse 3]

In the downtown store on a silent night

Holding onto Momma's hand

In the toy department, people waitin' in line

Lookin' to meet the fat man

Old Kringle felt a tingle runnin' up his spine

He saw me, then he run and hid

Santa heard his own name ended up on a list

C F

It was written by a bad bad kid

C F

You don't mess with a bad bad kid

C F

You don't mess with a bad bad kid

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