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Song title: Phil Ochs - No Christmas In Kentucky

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Christmas shoppers shopping on a neon city street
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Another christmas dollar for another christmas treat
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Theres satin on the pretty dolls that make the children glow
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While a boy walking ragged in the cold kentucky snow
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No, they dont have christmas in kentucky
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Theres no holly on a west virginia door
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For the trees dont twinkle when youre hungry
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And the jingle bells dont jingle when youre poor

Theres lots of toys for children when then christmas time is near
But the present for the miners is a stocking full of beer
In the dark hills of kentucky theres one gift that may be found
The coal dust of forgotten days thats lying on the ground
No, they dont have christmas in kentucky
Theres no holly on a west virginia door
For the trees dont twinkle when youre hungry
And the jingle bells dont jingle when youre poor

Lets drink a toast to congress and a toast to santa claus
And a toast to all the speeches that bring the loud applause
Theres not enough to give, no, theres not enough to share
So lets drown the sounds of sorrow with a hearty christmas cheer
No, they dont have christmas in kentucky
Theres no holly on a west virginia door
For the trees dont twinkle when youre hungry
And the jingle bells dont jingle when youre poor

Have a merry, merry christmas and a happy new years day
For nows a time of plenty, and plentys here to stay
But if you knew what christmas was, I think that you would find
That christ is spending christmas in the cold kentucky mine
No, they dont have christmas in kentucky
Theres no holly on a west virginia door
For the trees dont twinkle when youre hungry
And the jingle bells dont jingle when youre poor

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