Poncho Claus

It was the night before Christmas and all through the casa

Mama, she was busy preparing the masa

Make the tamales for the tamalada

And all the ingredients for the enchilada

Papa in the front room with all the muchachas

Was dancing the mambo and doing the cha cha

My brothers and sisters were out in the hall

Listening to Elvis sing rock 'n' roll

When all of a sudden, I heard such a racket

I jumped out of bed and I put on my jacket

I went to the window and in front of the house

Was my old uncle Pedro, as drunk as a louse

He ran in the house and he grabbed the guitarra

And he yelled out a yell

And he sang

Guadalajara, Guadalajara

Guadalajara, Guadalajara

I was starting to wonder as lay there alone

How Santa Claus was to visit my home

With all of this noise, it would scare him away

When all of a sudden, I heard someone say

Ay, Pedro, Chuchito, Gordito, Jose

Get up there, you bums , or you don't get no hay

And what to my wandering eyes did appear

But eight tiny donkeys instead of reindeers

And they pulled a carreta that was full of toys

For all us good girls and boys

And a fat little driver waved a big sombrero

And he said, "Merry Christmas and feliz Año Nuevo"

And then he sang

"I am Santa's cousin from south of the border

My name's Pancho Claus and I brought what you ordered"

I heard him exclaim as he drove past the porches

"Merry Christmas to all and to all, buenos noches"