Santa looked a lot like daddy Or daddy looked a lot like him It's not the way I had him pictured Santa was much too thin He didn't come down the chimney So mama musta let him in Santa looked a lot like daddy Or daddy looked a lot like him Well, they thought I was fast a sleepin' They thought I was tucked in bed They never thought that I'd come a peepin' Or that I'd hear what was said Santa put his arm around mama And mama put her arm around him So if Santa Claus ain't daddy Then I'm gonna tell on them Well, Santa looked a lot like daddy Or daddy looked a lot like him It's not the way I had him pictured Santa was much too thin He didn't come down the chimney So mama musta let him in Santa looked a lot like daddy Or daddy looked a lot like him I never saw Dancer or Prancer I never heard the sleigh bells ring I never saw the red nosed reindeer Like they show on the TV screen But he sure brought a lot of presents So Santa Claus he must've been Well, he sure looked a lot like Daddy And daddy looked a lot like him Well, Santa looked a lot like daddy Or daddy looked a lot like him It's not the way I had him pictured Santa was much too thin He didn't come down the chimney So mama musta let him in Santa looked a lot like daddy Or daddy looked a lot like him