Parody of “Yo Ho”, words and music by
Heather Alexander
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Parody lyrics ©1998-11-28 by Bob Kanefsky. All rights reserved. The copyright of the original lyrics and music remain with the holder(s) of the original copyright.
Written while watching Heather record “December of Cambreadth” for Roundworm.
Floatin’ on the clouds of a northbound front...
As tranquil a scene as a deer could want...
A dart to the heart and the world turns red!
Wake all a-shake in a snow-lined bed.
Take a look around and you’ll wish you were dead!
’Cause you’re workin’ on a sleigh team!
| Chorus: |
Singin’ ho, ho, crack your back in two! As you pull the sleigh to the stratosphere. Ho, ho, crack your back in two! As you pull that curséd sleigh. |
Can’t wait in the morning for the sun to set.
(Workin’ on a sleigh team.)
You been here two months and it hasn’t yet!
(Workin’ on a sleigh team.)
They’ll drive you hard and they’ll drive you nuts
You better not cry when the horse whip cuts,
Or they’ll feed the whole team on your venison guts!
’Cause you’re workin’ on a sleigh team!
(Chorus)
Can’t wait for the hour when you’ll next be fed.
(Workin’ on a sleigh team.)
The thin cold air makes your nose turn red!
(Workin’ on a sleigh team.)
You haul ten tons through the winter sky
If you last three years, then you’re better than I.
It’s a hellish kind of speed for a deer to fly.
When you’re workin’ on a sleigh team!
(Chorus)
“Reindeer Games” interlude, to tune of “Drunken Sailor”:
What do we do with a red-nosed reindeer? (3x)
Early in the winter?
Sleigh, hay, and up he rises! (3x) Early in the winter.
Hang him from the tree with the lights that twinkle! (3x) ...
Beat him with a cane ‘til it’s striped with crimson! (3x) ...
Feed him all the toys with the choking hazards! (3x) ...
Put him in the lead, where the winds are deadly! (3x) ...
There is no escaping from the ice-bound pole.
(Workin’ on a sleigh team.)
If you dare talk back, then he feeds you coal!
(Workin’ on a sleigh team.)
You lift the sleigh for the fat man’s sake,
You can’t pass out and you don’t dare fake!
For they say he “knows” when you’re still awake...
When you’re workin’ on a sleigh team!