[Run]
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Ho ho ho'n, when you think on Christmas it be snowin
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And people get their equal, hit the full one, one for growin
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Ya knowin, we're flowin in the ghetto, they get nothing
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No toys for little boys, no curls for girls and turkey stuffing
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They laugh, they know that half the presents ain't thick
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You might just wanna ask, "Yo, where my presents, Saint Nick?"
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So think, a little 'bout the people minus money
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And when you get your dough, why don't you show some kindness, honey?
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Go 'head, get fed, and spread a little love
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Give what you can afford just like The Lord from up above
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A quote, a note, and one you won't believe
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It's better to give than to receive
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("YO!") It's Christmas, no dissin, listen all you listeners
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Think of all the prisoners that's in prison during Christmas
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Not tryin to bring you down, but tryin to put you up on
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landed it on the table so you're able to put your cup on
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No snow, not a flurry, so hurry don't you miss it
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Not dissin you, but whishin you a very merry Christmas
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[Chorus]
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Give up the dough! Give up the dough!
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Give up the dough on Christmas, YO!
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Give up the dough! Give up the dough!
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Give up the dough! - HERE WE GO! HERE WE GO!
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[D.M.C.]
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I'm from the ghetto, now this mean I get
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no toys or presents beneath my tree
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I wrote my list, I made my wish
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Is this what Christmas means to me?
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No snowflakes droppin, can't go shoppin
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Rhymes I'm a-poppin, to keep the hip-hhoppin
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Why can't a Santa (Pause) for the cause?
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I'm gettin mine, you gettin yours
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That's how Christmas is supposed to be
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A very merry Christmas for everybodyy
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Fight poverty, give to the needy
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Don't be like The Grinch cause The Grinch, is greedy
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Deck, the malls with bows of holly
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'Tis the season to be jolly
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No presents for my tree yet
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And I don't even know if any gifts I'm gonna get
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Happy holidays not like a lotta days
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A few here, a few there, a new year
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Season greetings are the reasons for the cheer
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If Santa Claus, is coming to town
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Hope it's my chimney he's coming down
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On Christmas, because Christmas is
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On Christmas, because Christmas is
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[Chorus]
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(HERRRRE WE GO, FLOW!)
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[Run]
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Ha-have a, very merry merry, and hurry
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And if you'll need a leader, Run'll be there for your flurry
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blurry sight, and write, a rhyme for the night
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Christmas is the time for giving not for the type
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So open, your pockets, your heart, unlock it
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Dollars train from Hollis, I give it like I clock it
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Cold as the weather, minus the humidity
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Don't mistake, harmonies and kindness for timidity
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Christmas, this must, be the time of year
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Leggo of your Eggo, rather ego, me go there
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and here, my dear, so give a kid a beer
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Cause every time you give, it's coming back, let's get it clear
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I'll be scopin, and hopin, brothers lend a ear
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So have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
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[Chorus]
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[Outro: kid]
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Yeah, that's right! Give up the dough!
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I want my Ninja Turtles! I want my bike!
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I want my Sega Genesis! I want my Nintendo!
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And turn my mommy lights back on! (Word up)
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Christmas Is
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Run-D.M.C. |