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The Christmas Shant (aka the Santa Shant)


Cindy Tonkin - April 1, 2025

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By Robert Boddington and Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd

Chorus:
How’s Santa Claus gonna come on my ship
Gonna come on my ship today
How’s Santa Claus gonna come on my ship
When I still haven’t seen no sleigh

All the cabin boys will be hanging out their stockings
They’ll be hanging out their stockings today
All the cabin boys will be hanging out their stockings
But I still haven’t seen no sleigh

Chorus

By the mistletoe all the captains will be kissing
All the captains will be kissing today
By the mistletoe all the captains will be kissing
But I still haven’t seen no sleigh

Chorus

All the gallant sailors will be unwrapping their prezzies
They’ll be unwrapping their prezzies today
All the gallant sailors will be unwrapping their prezzies
But I still haven’t seen no sleigh

Chorus

The gunners and the cooks will be dancing to the carols
They’ll be dancing to the carols today
The gunners and the cooks will be dancing to the carols
But I still haven’t seen no sleigh

Chorus

All the jolly pirates will be twirling out the tinsel
They’ll be twirling out the tinsel today
All the jolly pirates will be twirling out the tinsel
But I still haven’t seen no sleigh

Chorus

The boson will be tucking in the sleepy little whalers
He’ll be tucking in the whalers today
The boson will be tucking in the sleepy little whalers
But I still haven’t seen no sleigh

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