Sugar and Booze

[Intro]
Bells are ringin' and a-jinglin'
Folks are mixin' and a-minglin'
Twlinklin' lights and tinsel on the tree

How I love to keep the yuletide gay
Call me corny or cliché

But there's a reason that the season
Brings so much joy to me

[Verse 1]
I love snowmen and turtledoves in twos
Holly, Ivy, Mistletoe can take away my blues

Kris Kringle and his reindeer friends
They endlessly amuse

But the best part of the holidays is
Sugar and booze

[Verse 2]
I love mittens and skating on the ice
But I glide right through December mixing
Naughty with that Nice

So pour a nip into that nog
And let it light your fuse

Cause the best part of the holidays is
Sugar and booze

[Bridge 1]
Wake up, baby, don't you hit the snooze
Just forget the headlines and the news
Pop a cork, put on your dancin' shoes

Gimme honey and hooch, and I'll give you a smooch
And let's give those devils their dues

[Verse 3]
I like cider but keep it spiked with rum
What good's a little drummer boy with no
Pa-rum-pa-pa-pum?

Come New Year's Day we'll all resolve
Those extra pounds to lose

But now's the time we let it rip with
Sugar and booze

[Interlude]

[Bridge 2]
Once a year we all deserve some fun
Life is short, so why live like a nun?

Grab a fork, there's damage to be done

King Wenceslaus hit the sweets and sauce
So gimmie gin and cinnamon buns

[Verse 4]
I like cider, but keep it spiked with rum
What good's a little drummer boy with no
Pa-rum-pa-pa-pum?

Come New Year's Day we'll all resolve
Those extra pounds to lose

You can keep that tray of crudités
Honey, I refuse

Martinis at lunch
Pastries and punch
It's our annual excuse

We'll have Hendricks for the gentiles
Manischewitz for the Jews

'Cause the best part of the holidays is
Sugar and booze

Oh, yeah