[Chorus]
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

[Verse 1]
They thought I was fast a-sleepin', they thought that I was tucked in bed
They never figured I'd come a-peeping 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, well, then I'm a-gonna tell on them

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 2]
I never saw Dancer or Prancer, I never heard the sleigh bells ring
I never saw a red-nosed reindeer like they show on the TV screen
But he sure brought lots of presents, so Santa Claus he must have been
Well, he sure looked a lot like daddy, or daddy looked a lot like him

[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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