[Verse 1]
Christmas shoppers shopping on a neon city street
Another Christmas dollar for another Christmas tree
There's satin on the pretty dolls that make the children glow
While a boy's walking ragged in the cold Kentucky snow

[Chorus]
No, they don't have Christmas in Kentucky
There's no holly on a West Virginia door
For the trees don't twinkle when you're hungry
And the jingle bells don't jingle when you're poor

[Verse 2]
There's lots of toys for children when then Christmas time is near
But the present for the miners is a stocking full of beer
In the dark hills of Kentucky there's one gift that may be found
The coal dust of forgotten days that's lying on the ground

[Chorus]
No, they don't have Christmas in Kentucky
There's no holly on a West Virginia door
For the trees don't twinkle when you're hungry
And the jingle bells don't jingle when you're poor

[Verse 3]
Let's drink a toast to Congress and a toast to Santa Claus
And a toast to all the speeches that bring the loud applause
There's not enough to give, no, there's just not enough to share
So let's drown the sounds of sorrow with a hearty Christmas cheer
[Chorus]
No, they don't have Christmas in Kentucky
There's no holly on a West Virginia door
For the trees don't twinkle when you're hungry
And the jingle bells don't jingle when you're poor

[Verse 4]
Have a merry, merry Christmas and a happy New Year's Day
For now's a time of plenty, and plenty's here to stay
But if you knew what Christmas was, I think that you would find
Christ is spending Christmas in the cold Kentucky mines

[Chorus]
No, they don't have Christmas in Kentucky
There's no holly on a West Virginia door
For the trees don't twinkle when you're hungry
And the jingle bells don't jingle when you're poor