When I was just a kid I had no money at all I didn't have the extra quid To spend for decking the halls So, the only little pine For my family and me Was a scrappy little Christmas tree Then I got a little older And I got me some dough So, I went down to buy a tree But it was covered with snow I couldn't tell until it melted There on Christmas Eve It was a scrappy little Christmas tree It's getting late at the Christmas tree lot And all the trees worth the gettin' were already got There's a runt in the corner sitting all alone Hey momma, maybe we could give him a home? So, I finally got a tree A little taller than me I ain't hatin' decoratin' But you wouldn't believe I was dreaming Bout simple the way it used to be With a scrappy little Christmas tree There ain't no correlation with The size of the gift And the happiness you're feeling with The ones that you're with When you're sitting, reminiscing Kissing happy beneath Any scrappy little Christmas tree It's getting late at the Christmas tree lot And all the trees worth the gettin' were already got There's a runt in the corner sitting all alone Hey momma, maybe we could give him a home? So, I finally got a tree A little taller than me I ain't hatin' decoratin' But you wouldn't believe I was dreaming Bout simple the way it used to be With you and me and that 3-foot-tall crappy Christmas tree