Phil Ochs — No Christmas in Kentucky

[Verse 1] Christmas shoppers shopping on a neon city street Another Christmas dollar for another Christmas tree There's satin on the pretty dolls that make the children glow While a boy's walking ragged in the cold Kentucky snow [Chorus] No, they don't have Christmas in Kentucky There's no holly on a West Virginia door For the trees don't twinkle when you're hungry And the jingle bells don't jingle when you're poor [Verse 2] There's 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 there's one gift that may be found The coal dust of forgotten days that's lying on the ground [Chorus] No, they don't have Christmas in Kentucky There's no holly on a West Virginia door For the trees don't twinkle when you're hungry And the jingle bells don't jingle when you're poor [Verse 3] Let's drink a toast to Congress and a toast to Santa Claus And a toast to all the speeches that bring the loud applause There's not enough to give, no, there's just not enough to share So let's drown the sounds of sorrow with a hearty Christmas cheer [Chorus] No, they don't have Christmas in Kentucky There's no holly on a West Virginia door For the trees don't twinkle when you're hungry And the jingle bells don't jingle when you're poor [Verse 4] Have a merry, merry Christmas and a happy New Year's Day For now's a time of plenty, and plenty's here to stay But if you knew what Christmas was, I think that you would find Christ is spending Christmas in the cold Kentucky mines [Chorus] No, they don't have Christmas in Kentucky There's no holly on a West Virginia door For the trees don't twinkle when you're hungry And the jingle bells don't jingle when you're poor