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 must have 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 that I was tucked in bed They never thought 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 a 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 must have 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 lots of presents So Santa Claus he must have been And he sure looked a lot like daddy Or 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 must have let him in Santa looked a lot like daddy Or daddy looked a lot like him