Mama told me "boy you best behave" Cause Santa keeps a list of all his faves And if you don't shape up You ain't getting squat But the devil on my shoulders getting hot Hotter than ever Cool out of sight If I'm gonna do wrong I'm gonna do it right So he took me for a ride in his Cadillac Stolen from a kleptomaniac At a horse race track I said "Sir, its Christmas Eve I should be home in bed Instead he said "You merry gentlemen always bet on red" The duke of deception Malice and spite If I'm gonna do wrong I'm gonna do it right When you're done You're really done Will you look back and say; "hey that was fun?" When all he ever wanted was a b.b. gun Santa Claus heaven become When you're done You're really done Will you look back and say; "hey that was fun?" So he took me for a ride in his big ol' sleigh We flew around the world in just one day And Johnny Mathis sang I said "so what you got for me in that sled" Instead he said "Boy you've been bettin' on a darker shade of red" Hotter than ever Cool out of sight Duke of deception Malice and spite Johnny is singin' In heaven tonight If you gotta do wrong You better do it right