Santa Never Brings Me A Banjo
from It's Christmas by David Myles
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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
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
credits
from It's Christmas,
track released October 28, 2014
David Myles - vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, trumpet
Kyle Cunjak - acoustic bass
Alan Jeffries - acoustic and electric guitar, vocals, banjo
Michael Eckert - dobro, pedal string guitar
Robbie Grunwald - keyboards, accordian
Drew Jereka - violin, viola, clarinet
Joshua Van Tassel - drums, percussion
David Myles - vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, trumpet
Kyle Cunjak - acoustic bass
Alan Jeffries - acoustic and electric guitar, vocals, banjo
Michael Eckert - dobro, pedal string guitar
Robbie Grunwald - keyboards, accordian
Drew Jereka - violin, viola, clarinet
Joshua Van Tassel - drums, percussion
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David Myles Fredericton, New Brunswick
With two Junos and numerous other awards and accolades to his credit, David Myles’ relentless work ethic and musical sense of adventure have resulted in 15 albums that run the gamut—in English and French—through classic folk traditions, impassioned rock 'n' roll, earthy, existential blues, cosmic jazz and funk instrumentals, reflective Americana, and sweltering R&B. ... more
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