That Reindeer Can Play Guitar Lyrics

That Reindeer Can Play Guitar lyrics

It was a sweltering July at the North Pole 
With the mercury at a balmy forty-two 
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, 
Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen 
Were shvitzin’ with nothin’ to do 
(they were tired of reindeer games)  
 
Into the lodge strolled Raymond 
What a reindeer! Everybody’s pal. 
He thought that he might try 
To get on Santa’s better side 
By raising the reindeer morale 
(Rudolph had a red nose-- Raymond’s was brown.) 
 
He said to Fred the elf 
"You see that guitar on the shelf? 
I can’t get for myself—would you?" 
And everyone agreed 
Yeah, music’s what we need 
Hey Ray, can you play a song or two? 
 
Please do. 
 
CHORUS 
Raymond, you’re a reindeer with talent 
Someday you may be a star 
The world’s gonna say 
Have you hear about Ray? 
That reindeer can play guitarNow, it’s true Raymond knew about music 
His guitar licks were tastier than salt 
Though he felt a little tense 
When someone in the audience 
Said "You better be good ‘cause Santa’s watching" 
Oy gevalt! 
 
But he picked up that guitar and started wailing 
And he nailed a couple very fancy moves 
All the elves and Santa Claus 
Stood with open jaws 
‘cause it’s hard to play guitar with hooves 
 
There were praises from Ray’s reindeer family 
As they looked upon their kin with new regard 
And his cousin who saved Christmas 
With that shiny red proboscis 
Said "Raymond, I’ve got this agent— 
Here’s his card." 
 
CHORUS 
Raymond, you’re a reindeer with talent 
Someday you may be a star 
The world’s gonna say 
Have you heard about Ray? 
That reindeer can play guitar 
 
Jingle bells, jingle bells 
Jingle all the way 
Listen to that caribou 
He’s doing Purple Haze 
 
Old Raymond was content to play the small gigs 
Making doe-s, his future rosy and bright 
Then his agent got the mother-of-all gigs 
Said "You’re playing the Tonight Show—tonight 
Oy! 
 
He said Raymond you’ll be famous by the morning 
I claim your name will be the latest rage 
A star will be born 
Another Stevie Ray Fawn 
And with that he pushed Ray onto the stage 
 
Some say it was a bad case of stage-fright 
The stress of the big night – Who knows? 
But it happened when they turned on the spotlight 
Like a deer caught in the headlights --- he froze. 
 
Raymond you’re a reindeer with talent 
But that’ll only get you so far 
If you want to hit the heights 
Theny ou gotta handle light 
And maybe someday 
The world will say 
That reindeer can play guitar.