Oh come o come emanuel
Oh come o come emanuel

and ransom captive israel
and ransom captive israel

Nutcracker Ned is my name it's my season
Nutcracker Ned is my name it's my season

Well what do you really know about us nutcrackers?  
Well what do you really know about us nutcrackers?  

A lot of people don't know that we come  from Germany during one of the great wars  
A lot of people don't know that we come  from Germany during one of the great wars  

the soldiers started bringing nutcrackers back  from Germany to America and other countries.  
the soldiers started bringing nutcrackers back  from Germany to America and other countries.  

We nutcrackers watered off evil spirits  we were known for that we'd open our mouth  
We nutcrackers watered off evil spirits  we were known for that we'd open our mouth  

and scare those hanks those boogers those ghosts  
and scare those hanks those boogers those ghosts  

depend for yourself a spanish peanut well  Feliz Navidad there's the walnut there's  
depend for yourself a spanish peanut well  Feliz Navidad there's the walnut there's  

the chestnut and the pecan or i like  to say pecan uh the elusive pine nut
the chestnut and the pecan or i like  to say pecan uh the elusive pine nut

you may fancy yourself a macadamia or perhaps  one of those cashews high falutin nuts there's  
you may fancy yourself a macadamia or perhaps  one of those cashews high falutin nuts there's  

always the acorn but i leave them to  squirrels the brazilian, buenas tardes
always the acorn but i leave them to  squirrels the brazilian, buenas tardes

your pistachio is what you are a pistachio with a  pistachio don't even forget the hickory nut what  
your pistachio is what you are a pistachio with a  pistachio don't even forget the hickory nut what  

do i think of the nutcracker sweet well not my bag  not that kind of a nutcracker i'm nutcracking ned  
do i think of the nutcracker sweet well not my bag  not that kind of a nutcracker i'm nutcracking ned  

and i grew up on a mantle feast at a lake cavern  in wisconsin cracked a lot of nuts in my day  
and i grew up on a mantle feast at a lake cavern  in wisconsin cracked a lot of nuts in my day  

well i have to get some nuts in your sock or  your christmas talking this holiday season  
well i have to get some nuts in your sock or  your christmas talking this holiday season  

i hope you're a nutcracker to crack those nuts  while they're in the shell of their hull don't  
i hope you're a nutcracker to crack those nuts  while they're in the shell of their hull don't  

even talk to me about hulls the love and joy  come to you and to you glad christmas too  
even talk to me about hulls the love and joy  come to you and to you glad christmas too  

and may god bless you and send you a happy new  year and may god send you a bag of nuts my dear  
and may god bless you and send you a happy new  year and may god send you a bag of nuts my dear  

hope you got a nutcracker like nutcracking
hope you got a nutcracker like nutcracking

do
do

so
so

good tidings everybody be kind be wise be good
good tidings everybody be kind be wise be good

shortbread time last round
shortbread time last round

law
law

it's from my mom and dad's old house in  coolwood hill charlotte north carolina
it's from my mom and dad's old house in  coolwood hill charlotte north carolina

a little morning baker's work
a little morning baker's work

oh i've got the hands of a grandma
oh i've got the hands of a grandma

cheerio a nice little christmas espresso made  by my nine barista which i use every morning
cheerio a nice little christmas espresso made  by my nine barista which i use every morning

wow chocolatey nutty sweet  in that espresso kind of way
wow chocolatey nutty sweet  in that espresso kind of way

got my ice rink in the works down here
got my ice rink in the works down here

get the groove on bring these skates in and get  those sharpened that'll be one of the first things
get the groove on bring these skates in and get  those sharpened that'll be one of the first things

get about two more zamboni coats  on here i think i'll be good and  
get about two more zamboni coats  on here i think i'll be good and  

smooth but it's just super windy  today so not a good day to do it
smooth but it's just super windy  today so not a good day to do it

need a non-windy day anyways skating  is back where buddy world war two
need a non-windy day anyways skating  is back where buddy world war two

here comes santa claus here comes santa claus
here comes santa claus here comes santa claus

children singing
children singing