Hey Dan, it's Joe here I hope you're keepin' well It's 21st of December Now they're ringin' the last bell I get good behaviour I get out of here by July I want to kiss my kids on Christmas Day Please don't let 'em cry for me ♪ I guess the brothers are drivin' down from Queensland Stella's flyin' in from the coast They say it's gonna be a hundred degrees, even more maybe That won't stop the roast Who's gonna make the gravy now? Bet it won't taste the same Just add flour, salt, a little red wine And don't forget a dollop of tomato sauce for sweetness And add extra tang And give my love to Angus And to Frank and Dolly Tell 'em all I'm sorry, screwed up this time Look after Rita, I'll be thinkin' of her Early Christmas mornin' when I'm standin' in line ♪ I hear Mary's got a new boyfriend Hope he can hold his own Remember the last one? Just a little too much cologne Even gonna miss Roger (Roger) 'Cause there sure as hell no one in here I wanna fight Praise the Baby Jesus Have a Merry Christmas I'm really gonna miss it All the treasure and the trash Later in the evening I can just imagine Put on Junior Murvin and push the tables back And you'll dance with Rita I know you really like her Just don't hold her too close Oh brother, please don't stab me in the back I didn't mean to say that It's just my mind, it plays up Multiplies each matter Turns imagination into fact You know I love her badly She's the one to save me I'm gonna make some gravy I'm gonna taste the fat Tell her that I'm sorry Yeah, I love her badly Tell 'em all I'm sorry and Kiss the sleepin' children for me You know one of these days I'll be makin' gravy I'll be makin' plenty I'm gonna pay 'em all back