Please, Daddy, don't get drunk this Christmas I can't stand to see my momma cry Please, Daddy, don't get drunk this Christmas I can't stand to see my momma cry Just last year, when I was only 7 Now, I'm almost 8, as you can as you can see You came home a quarter past eleven And fell down underneath our Christmas tree Please, Daddy, don't get drunk this Christmas I can't stand to see my momma cry Please, Daddy, don't get drunk this Christmas I can't stand to see my momma cry Momma smiled and looked outside the window She told me, "Son you better go upstairs" Then you laughed and hollered "Merry Christmas!" I turned around and saw my momma's tears Please, Daddy, don't get drunk this Christmas I can't stand to see my momma cry Please, Daddy, don't get drunk this Christmas I can't stand to see my momma cry I can't stand to see my momma cry