No Christmas In Kentucky Lyrics - Phil Ochs

Christmas shoppers shopping on a neon city street 

Another Christmas dollar for another Christmas treat 

There's satin on the pretty dolls that make the children glow 

While a boy walking ragged in the cold Kentucky snow 

No, they don't have Christmas in Kentucky 

There's no holly on a West Virginia door 

For the trees don't twinkle when you're hungry 

And the jingle bells don't jingle when you're poor 

There's lots of toys for children when the Christmas time is near 

But the present for the miners is a stocking full of beer 

In the dark hills of Kentucky there's one gift that may be found 

The coal dust of forgotten days that's lying on the ground 

No, they don't have Christmas in Kentucky 

There's no holly on a West Virginia door 

For the trees don't twinkle when you're hungry 

And the jingle bells don't jingle when you're poor 

Let's drink a toast to congress and a toast to Santa Claus 

And a toast to all the speeches that bring the loud applause 

There's not enough to give, no, there's not enough to share 

So, let's drown the sounds of sorrow with a hearty Christmas cheer 

No, they don't have Christmas in Kentucky 

There's no holly on a West Virginia door 

For the trees don't twinkle when you're hungry 

And the jingle bells don't jingle when you're poor 

Have a merry, merry Christmas and a happy new year's day 

For now's a time of plenty and plenty's here to stay 

But if you knew what Christmas was, I think that you would find 

That Christ is spending Christmas in the cold Kentucky mine 

No, they don't have Christmas in Kentucky 

There's no holly on a West Virginia door 

For the trees don't twinkle when you're hungry 

And the jingle bells don't jingle when you're poor