Festive Minor - Gerry Mulligan

I-I-I-I was born a November baby But I prefer December, baby Time of year I adore Something that you should know One thing 'bout me is I'ma decorate Decorate 'cause I'ma celebrate Gimme a boost, hang the mistletoe Pucker up, if you know you know And I'm a big girl now But I still believe in santa There's no stopping my nostalgia My holiday extravaganza (give me, give me) Give me those red stocking bootie, booties Gingеrbread cookies, cookies Wrap up thе goodies, goodies I got all the holly for my halls Red stocking bootie, booties Gingerbread cookies, cookies Got boughs of holly for the halls Now what we gonna do is deck, deck, deck (deck, d-deck, deck-deck, d-deck, deck) Come on and show me that you're festive, festive Show me that you're festive (deck, d-deck, deck-deck, d-deck) Now what we gonna do is deck, deck, deck (deck, d-deck, deck-deck, d-deck) Come on and show me that you're festive, festive Show me that you're festive (deck, d-deck, deck, deck, deck, deck) If you can't handle me d-during the holidays Then you don't deserve my jolly I am a beast, yes I'm a beauty In red and green I be keepin' it deli I am in these streets, I am in your hood I'm steppin' in my gay apparel Feel the spirit in the air I'm hittin', no two Christmas carols, fa-la-la My lights go off to deck the halls Who sets the tone to tinseltoe? Whose everything is red and green? Who's practically the Christmas queen? I let the walls and deck the halls I set the tone to tinseltoe My everything is red and green I spread the glee, the Christmas queen Give me those red stocking bootie, booties Gingerbread cookies, cookies Wrap up the goodies, goodies I got all the holly for my halls Red stocking bootie, booties Gingerbread cookie, cookies Got boughs of holly for the halls Now what we gonna do is deck, deck, deck (deck, d-deck, deck-deck, d-deck, deck) Come on and show me that you're festive, festive Show me that you're festive (deck, d-deck, deck-deck, d-deck) Deck, deck, deck (deck, d-deck, deck-deck, d-deck) Come on and show me that you're festive, festive Show me that you're festive (deck, d-deck, deck, deck, deck, deck) Red stocking bootie, booties (mmm, I got all the holly for my) Gingerbread cookies, cookies Wrap up the goodies, goodies (I got all the holly for my) Red stocking bootie, booties (eh, eh, I got all the holly for my) Gingerbread cookie, cookies Got boughs of holly for the halls Now what we gonna do is deck, deck, deck (deck, d-deck, deck-deck, d-deck, deck) Come on and show me that you're festive, festive Show me that you're festive (deck, d-deck, deck-deck, d-deck) Now what we gonna do is deck, deck, ay-eh, ay-eh (deck, d-deck, deck-deck, d-deck) Ay-eh-yea-ay, ah-ooh (deck, d-deck, deck, deck, deck, deck)

And now the purple dusk of twilight time Steals across the meadows of my heart High up in the sky the little stars climb Always reminding me that we're apart You wander down the lane and far away Leaving me a song that will not die Love is now the stardust of yesterday The music of the years gone by. Sometimes I wonder, how I spend The lonely nights Dreaming of a song The melody Haunts my reverie And I am once again with you When our love was new And each kiss an inspiration But that was long ago And now my consolation is in the stardust of a song Besides the garden wall, when stars are bright You are in my arms The nightingale Tells his fairytale Of paradise, where roses grew Though I dream in vain In my heart it will remain My stardust melody The memory of love's refrain.