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Key: G
β« Intro:
G D G
β« Verse 1:
D G/D D
Hello Dan, it's Joe here
G D
I hope you're keeping well
G G/D D
It's the 21st of December
G/D G
And now they're ringing the last bells
D/F# G
If I get good behaviour
A D
I'll be out of here by July
Em7 D
Won't you kiss my kids on Christmas Day?
Em7 D G
Please don't let 'em cry for me
β« Verse 2:
D Em7 D
I guess the brothers are driving down from Queensland
Em7 D
And Stella's flying in from the coast
Em7 D
They say it's gonna be a hundred degrees, even more maybe
Em7 G
But that won't stop the roast
D/F# G
Who's gonna make the gravy now?
A D
I bet it won't taste the same
Em7
Just add flour, salt, a little red wine
D
And don't forget a dollop of tomato sauce
Em7
For sweetness and that extra tang
β« Chorus 1:
D Em7
And give my love to Angus, and to Frank and Dolly
D/F# Em7
Tell 'em all I'm sorry, I screwed up this time
D Em7
And look after Rita, I'll be thinking of her
D/F# Em7 D Em7 D/F# Em7
Early Christmas morning when I'm standing in line
β« Verse 3:
D Em7 D
I hear Mary's got a new boyfriend
Em7 D
I hope he can hold his own
Em7 D
Do you remember the last one? What was his name again?
Em7
Ahh, just a little too much cologne
G D/F#
And Roger, you know I'm even gonna miss Roger
G A
'Cause there's sure as hell no one in here I want to fight
β« Chorus 2:
D Em7
Oh, praise the Baby Jesus, have a Merry Christmas
D/F# Em7
I'm really gonna miss it, all the treasure and the trash
D Em7
And later in the evening, I can just imagine
D/F# Em7
You'll put on Junior Murvin and push the tables back
β« Chorus 3:
D Em7
And you'll dance with Rita, I know you really like her
D/F#
Just don't hold her too close
Em7
Oh, brother, don't you stab me in the back
D Em7
I didn't mean to say that, it's just my mind it plays up
D/F# Em7
Multiplies each matter, turns imagination into fact
β« Chorus 4:
D Em7
You know I love her badly, she's the one to save me
D/F# Em7
I'm gonna make some gravy, I'm gonna taste the fat
D Em7
Ahh, tell her that I'm sorry, yeah, I love her badly
D/F# Em7
Tell 'em all I'm sorry, and kiss the sleepy children for me
D Em7
You know one of these days, I'll be making gravy
D Em7
I'll be making plenty, I'm gonna pay 'em all back
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Published: December 27, 2025
Last Updated: January 17, 2026