I've been good, so good you knowWell, why do I have to suffer soSanta Claus, Santa ClausPlease, don't make me suffer soChristmas come but once a yearOh, won't somebody please, pleasePlease bring me some Christmas cheerI need a Christmas cheerSanta clause please, please, please don't make me suffer soCan't take it no moreMama's been sick, oh, Lord, papa has tooWhat I want please, was just to fool me and youAnd my brothers tooI went to the welfare, but I waited little too longAnd the little I had when I startedCouldn't know it was all goneLord, I've been good, oh, so good I knowWhy, why, why, tell me, do I have to suffer soNow Santa Claus, Santa ClausPlease, please don't make me suffer soOh Lord, do you hear me?Mama has been sick, God help her, papa has tooI find out when I once believed, just to fool me and youI went to the welfare but I wanted a little, a little, a little, a little helpI just can't I gotta help myself but, wait a minuteIt seems, seems that I waited a little too longWhen I was there, do you believe?I found out it all got over, I ain't got nobodyBut Santa Claus, you're my last hopePlease, Lord have mercyDon't make me suffer soWhen I, when I, when I realized I ain't got nobodyNo, no, give me your helpin' handGive me your helpin' hand
