Jonesboro, Louisiana, December the 25th
Dear Santa Claus
Sure thank you for all of the gifts
After I thought it over, Santa, I decided to write
And thank you for all of the toys and especially the bike
My little brother John and my sister Sue and my Mom and my Dad
Well, they said to tell you thank you too
Before I close, Santa, there’s something else I want to say
Now, please don’t get mad at me because I gave my toys away
You know, my friend Jerry who lives across the railroad track
He doesn’t even have a mom or a dad, just a little brother Jack
I went to see them, I went over there to see them today
And Santa, I never saw such a brokenhearted boy until I saw them that way
Jerry cried and he said he didn’t understand
You must have didn’t have enough toys to go around
You must have just run out of toys on his side of town
I divided all of my toys, Santa, except my bike
I told him, that you made a mistake
You left them at my house last night
I told him, you thought, that they had spent the night with me
And you left a note that their toys were under my Christmas tree
Now, Santa, I know it’s wrong to tell a lie
But you know, they’re my best friends
And I just couldn’t stand to see them cry
And I asked my Mom and I asked my Dad
And they said, whatever I wanted to do
They said you’d forgive me and they’d pray for God to forgive me too
When you come back again, Santa, when you come back the next time
And you see, that you’re running short
Put my name on the bottom line
And I know that this is a big ol’ world, Santa
And somebody always is gonna be blue
I just want you to know that I still love you
And Jerry and Jack, they love you too
I felt awfully bad when I started to write you this letter
But now, now since I’ve finished, Santa, I feel a whole lot better
A whole lot better
I love you Santa
Good night
Merry Christmas