If We Make It Through December - Merle Haggard

If we make it through December Everything's gonna be all right, I know It's the coldest time of winter And I shiver when I see the falling snow If we make it through December Got plans to be in a warmer town come summertime Maybe even California If we make it through December, we'll be fine I got laid off down at the factory And their timing's not the greatest in the world Heaven knows I've been working hard I wanted Christmas to be right for Daddy's girl I don't mean to hate December It's meant to be the happy time of year But Daddy's little girl don't understand Why Daddy can't afford no Christmas cheer If we make it through December Everything's gonna be all right, I know It's the coldest time of winter And I shiver when I see the falling snow If we make it through December Got plans to be in a warmer town come summertime Maybe even California If we make it through December, we'll be fine

Had our share of the pain Of the clouds and the rain Lean on me and I'll lean on you And together we'll get through We always do We always do I know you're scared 'cause you can't see the light You toss and turn through the night Holding me and I'm holding you And together we'll get through We always do We always do We always do Where do you go when there's no road to follow? Faces look hollow, only strangers to you now Where do you turn when this living starts to burn through Layers that you learned to wrap around your heart somehow? I turn to you I always do I always do I turn to you I know you're scared, can't see the light Gotta believe it's gonna be alright Lean on me and I'll lean on you And together we'll get through We always do We always do We always do We always do We'll make it through We always do We always do

If you can make it through the rain You can make it through the sun So hold on We'll see what happens to you and me We'll see what happens to you and me There will be some tough times And some rain And some bleeding There will be some pain I will admit There will be some agony If you can make it through the rain You can make it through the sun So hold on We'll see what happens to you and me We'll see what happens to you and me There will be some hollering And some blood And some death Some nights of sorrow Its true But what about the sun If you can make it through the rain Then you can make it through the sun So hold on We'll see what happens to you and me We'll see what happens to you and me Bum bum bum bum (section with piano) If you can make it through the rain You can make it through the sun So hold on We'll see what happens to you and me So hold on, hey hold on (We'll see what) happens to you and me (So) hold on We'll see what happens to you and me So hold on We'll see what happens to you and me

We got married in a fever Hotter than a pepper sprout We've been talkin' 'bout Jackson Ever since the fire went out I'm goin' to Jackson I'm gonna mess around Yeah, I'm goin' down to Jackson Look out Jackson town Well, go on down to Jackson Go ahead and wreck your health Go play your hand, you big-talkin' man Make a big fool of yourself Go on to Jackson Go comb your hair Honey, I'm gonna snowball Jackson See if I care When I breeze into that city People gonna stoop and bow, hah And all them women gonna make me Teach 'em what they don't know how I'm goin' to Jackson You turn a-loose a-my coat 'Cause I'm goin' down to Jackson Goodbye, that's all she wrote They'll laugh at you in Jackson Well, I'ma dancin' on a Pony Keg They'll lead you 'round town like the scalded hound With your tail tucked between your legs Come on to Jackson You big-talkin' man I'll be waitin' in Jackson Behind my Jaypan Fan Well, we got married in a fever Hotter than a pepper sprout We've been talkin' 'bout Jackson Ever since the fire went out I'm goin' to Jackson And that's a fact Yeah, we're goin' down to Jackson Ain't never comin' back Well, we got married in a fever Hotter than a pepper sprout We've been talkin' 'bout Jackson Ever since the fire went I'm goin' to Jackson You have to loosen my coat I'm goin' down on to Jackson Goodbye, that's all she wrote Now we're goin' home

When LEONARD finally came to California He was twenty-one years old as I recall He loved to write a song and pick the guitar And he came to hang a Gold one on the wall. The town in which he lived is not important But you'll know which town I mean by the time I'm thru He soon became a famous entertainer But LEONARD was a name he never used He was on his way to having what he wanted Just about as close as one could be Hey! once he even followed Elvis Presley And he wrote a lot of country songs for me. But he laid it all aside to follow Jesus For years he chose to let his music go But preaching wasn't really meant for LEONARD But how in the hell was LEONARD s'posed to know. Well, life began to twist its way around him And I wondered how he carried such a load He came back again to try his luck in music And lost his wife and family on the road. SPOKEN: (After that he seemed to bog down even deeper And I saw what booze and pills could really do And I wondered if I'd ever see him sober But I forgot about a Friend that LEONARD knew.) Well, LEONARD gave me lots of inspiration He helped teach me how to write a country song And he even brought around a bag of groceries Hey! back before Muskogee came along. Really I'm not trying to hide his showname Or the town in which this episode began SPOKEN: (Somehow I had to write a song for old Tommy) If just to see the smilin' faces in the band. When LEONARD finally came to California He was twenty-one years old as I recall And he loved to write a song and pick the guitar And he came to hang a Gold one on the wall.

(James Pierpont) Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh. Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh. Dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh O'er the fields we go laughing all the way Bells on bobtail ring making spirits bright What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight. Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh --- Instrumental --- Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh.

All'alba, prima che il sole sorgesse E gli uccelli cantassero la loro dolce canzone La donna del troll della montagna con lingua falsa Ed ingannevole propose al signore: Herr Mannelig, Herr Mannelig mi vorrai sposare Per tutto quello che io dolcemente ti darò? Se vorrai, rispondi solo si o no Farai così o no? Ti darò i dodici mulini Che stanno tra Tillo e Terno Le macine sono fatte del più rosso rame E le ruote sono cariche d'argento Herr Mannelig, Herr Mannelig mi vorrai sposare Per tutto quello che io dolcemente ti darò? Se vorrai, rispondi solo si o no Farai così o no? Se tu fossi una donna cristiana Riceverei volentieri regali così, Ma io so che sei il peggiore troll della montagna Figlio degli spiriti maligni e del demonio. Herr Mannelig, Herr Mannelig mi vorrai sposare Per tutto quello che io dolcemente ti darà? Se vorrai, rispondi solo si o no Farai così o no? Ti darò i dodici mulini Che stanno tra Tillo e Terno Le macine sono fatte del più rosso rame E le ruote sono cariche d'argento Herr Mannelig, Herr Mannelig mi vorrai sposare Per tutto quello che io dolcemente ti darò? Se vorrai, rispondi solo si o no Farai così o no? Se tu fossi una donna cristiana Riceverei volentieri regali così, Ma io so che sei il peggiore troll della montagna Figlio degli spiriti maligni e del demonio. Herr Mannelig, Herr Mannelig mi vorrai sposare Per tutto quello che io dolcemente ti darò? Se vorrai, rispondi solo si o no Farai così o no?