Santa never brings me a banjo And I can never understand why Every Christmas Eve I see it in my dreams But every Christmas morning I cry Santa never brings me a banjo And I can never understand why Every Christmas Eve I see it in my dreams But every Christmas morning I cry My brother got the train that he asked for My sister even got a violin How does he miss The one thing on my list In the letter that I sent to him I told him how hard I would practice Told him I would play so loud That high lonesome sound Would fill up the town And I'd make my parents so proud Santa never brings me a banjo And I can never understand why Every Christmas Eve I see it in my dreams But every Christmas morning I cry Santa never brings me a banjo And I can never understand why Every Christmas Eve I see it in my dreams But every Christmas morning I cry I ask my parents if they know why Santa always leaves me sad I do well in school I follow the rules And I don't think I've been bad Maybe it's too much for the workshop Maybe it's too tricky for the elves Since I'll never understand I think I'm gonna plan To buy one for myself Cause Santa never brings me a banjo I can never understand why Every Christmas Eve I see it in my dreams Every Christmas morning I cry Santa never brings me a banjo And I can never understand why Every Christmas Eve I see it in my dreams But every Christmas morning I cry