Paul Simon - Getting Ready For Christmas Day Lyrics
From early in November to the last week of December
I got money matters weighing me down
Oh the music may be merry, but it's only temporary
I know Santa Claus is coming to town
In the days I work my day job, in the nights I work my night
Getting ready, I'm getting ready, ready for Christmas Day
[Reverend Gates:]
Getting ready for Christmas Day
And let me tell you, namely, the undertaker, he's getting ready for your body
Not only that, the jailer he's getting ready for you
Christmas day. Hmm? And not only the jailer, but the lawyer, the police force
Now getting ready for Christmas day, and I want you to bear it in mind
I got a nephew in Iraq it's his third time back
With the luck of a beginner he'll be eating turkey dinner
On some mountain top in Pakistan
Getting ready, oh we're getting ready
For the power and the glory and the story of the
Christmas day
[Reverend Gates:]
Getting ready, for Christmas day.
Done made it up in your mind that I'm going, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago.
I'm going, on a trip, getting ready, for Christmas day.
But when Christmas come, nobody knows where you'll be.
You might ask me.
I may be layin' in some lonesome grave, getting ready, for Christmas day
Getting ready oh we're getting ready
For the power and the glory and the story of the
Christmas day
Yes we're getting ready
[Reverend Gates:]
Getting ready, ready for your prayers,
"I'm going and see my relatives in a distant land."
Getting ready, getting ready for Christmas day
If I could tell my Mom and Dad that the things we never had
Never mattered we were always okay
Getting ready, oh ready for Christmas day
Getting ready oh we're getting ready
For the power and the glory and the story of the
Christmas day
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Paul Simon Getting Ready For Christmas Day Comments
Why not getting ready for hannuka day?!
Robert Wilonsky sent me. Merry Christmas!
This is one of my favorite Christmas songs! Thanks Paul.
Greatness itself - a gift for all the human world: -=> Mr Paul Simon, and his band, and his music! Cheers!!!
What's there to like in this album? Only Xmas day. It's all a question of The Emperor's New Clothes.
I am really amazed that there are only 114 K views of this genius
BOM , É ÓTIMO"
I just heard this for the first time last night...I have a new song to add to my fave Christmas song list 😁
nice xmas tune.
one wonderful Christmas song I think more singers should be brave and make some new Christmas music it don't have to be the old style all the time. :)
Freaking genius.... !!
This is one of my fav Christmas Songs......lots of rythem and back up with this song.....I love dancing to it....:)
I'm colouring my hair the color of mud, MUD! ok?...
Listen! (or more like, read!) Paul Simon is out with a new album in 2016. It's called "Stranger to Stranger" and you can find the songs "Wristband", "The Werewolf", "Cool Papa Bell" and the co-work with Dion called "New York Is My Home" here on youtube!
Just discovered this album
Great catch
Three people are not ready for Christmas Day.
Paul you should set to music John Betjeman`s poem about Christmas and Christ....
Yes, Paul, there's power and glory and a story. Have you made the story your own.? Do you have a relationship with Yeshua, the savior of your soul? (It is the door to the afterlife. Jesus said I am the way, the truth and the life." "No man cometh to the Father but by me.")
Staaaap it....
Paul Simon is Jewish
This is Paul Simon's equivalent of Beethoven's Last String Quartet, or Mahler's 9th symphony...
ya love it paul simon
i am sick to death of adverts. utube has prostituted it self for this shit.
There is a sermon of Rev. Gates called "Death might be your Santa Claus". Is this song about getting ready for death? The following song is a also The Afterlife.
Absolutely! It’s nice that you got this song!!!!! I understand that Rev Gates gave this sermon, went to Chicago and died on Christmas day
After all these years!
Yes indeed.
Best musician of ALL time!
Sounds like he's getting ready to pass gas.
amazing- such a big fan
Love it !
still paul!
It amazes me how Paul manages to keep producing quality work. Most, not all, artists burn out after three or four albums.
And most of all, never did an average album (I like Hearts And Bones a bit less but it's personnal).
Even Paul McCartney did some crap (Pipes Of Peace album for example).
Absolutely awesome - what a genius this guy is!