The duke of deception, malice and spite
But the devil on my shoulder's gettin' hot
Instead, he said, you merry gentle men always bet on red
If I'm gonna do wrong, I'm gonna do it right
When you're done, you're really done
So he took me for a ride in his big ol' sleigh
We look back and say, hey, that was fun
I said, sir, it's Christmas Eve, I should be home in bed
Duke of deception, malice and spite
If I'm gonna do wrong, I'm gonna do it right
Johnny is singin', remember tonight
Instead, he said, boy, you been bettin' on a darker shade of red
Hotter than heaven, cool outta sight
When all you wanted was a BB gun
Stolen from a kleptomaniac at a horse race track
We look back and say, hey, that was fun
I said, sir, what you got for me in that sled?
And if you don't shape up, you ain't gettin' squat
When you're done, you're really done
Hotter than heaven, cool outta sight
We flew around the world in just one day, Johnny Mathis sang
So he took me for a ride in his Cadillac
Santa Claus never did come
