No Christmas In Kentucky-Phil Ochs

[ti:No Christmas In Kentucky] [ar:Phil Ochs] [al:A Toast To Those Who Are Gone] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]No Christmas In Kentucky - Phil Ochs [00:18.44]Christmas shoppers shopping on a neon city street [00:22.07] [00:22.59]Another Christmas dollar for another Christmas treat [00:26.58] [00:28.02]There's satin on the pretty dolls [00:30.21]That make the children glow [00:32.42]While a boy walking ragged in the cold Kentucky snow [00:36.28] [00:37.67]No they don't have Christmas in Kentucky [00:41.27] [00:42.00]There's no holly on a West Virginia door [00:45.48] [00:46.57]For the trees don't twinkle when you're hungry [00:50.26] [00:51.11]And the jingle bells don't jingle when you're poor [00:55.00] [00:58.11]There's lots of toys for children [00:59.97]When the Christmas time is near [01:02.60]But the present for the [01:03.82]Miners is a stocking full of beer [01:06.69] [01:08.78]In the dark hills of Kentucky [01:10.72]There's one gift that may be found [01:13.59]The coal dust of forgotten [01:15.29]Days that's lying on the ground [01:17.55] [01:18.67]No they don't have Christmas in Kentucky [01:22.52] [01:23.18]There's no holly on a West Virginia door [01:26.72] [01:27.60]For the trees don't twinkle when you're hungry [01:31.27] [01:32.03]And the jingle bells don't jingle when you're poor [01:35.93] [01:37.94]Let's drink a toast to congress [01:39.54]And a toast to Santa Claus [01:42.29]And a toast to all the speeches [01:44.80]That bring the loud applause [01:46.43] [01:47.66]There's not enough to give no [01:49.62]There's not enough to share [01:52.02]So let's drown the sounds of sorrow [01:54.24]With a hearty Christmas cheer [01:56.28] [01:57.47]No they don't have Christmas in Kentucky [02:01.25] [02:01.99]There's no holly on a West Virginia door [02:05.29] [02:06.42]For the trees don't twinkle when you're hungry [02:10.07] [02:10.87]And the jingle bells don't jingle when you're poor [02:14.56] [02:17.76]Have a merry [02:18.92]Merry Christmas and a happy new year's day [02:22.71]For now's a time of plenty and plenty's here to stay [02:26.72] [02:27.98]But if you knew what [02:29.53]Christmas was I think that you would find [02:32.61]That Christ is spending [02:33.97]Christmas in the cold Kentucky mine [02:36.71] [02:37.91]No they don't have Christmas in Kentucky [02:41.65] [02:42.38]There's no holly on a West Virginia door [02:45.70] [02:46.68]For the trees don't twinkle when you're hungry [02:50.45] [02:51.39]And the jingle bells don't jingle when you're poor