Sleepin' by the tree Hopin' Santa Claus got some gifts for me Sleepin' by the tree (Hey look out look out look out, yeah, ohhh) Sleepin' by the tree Hopin' Santa Claus got some gifts for me (I said I wanna roll) Sleepin' by the tree Hopin' Santa Claus got some gifts for me Sleepin' by the tree How about that Gifts under the tree Somebody care about me It was just another Christmas 'Til my daughter sent me kisses Then my feelings got up in it Now I'm down to spread the spirit Look out My mama told me Ya might not get a gift A man in a mutha 'Cause it's already the 25th And I ain't gotta gift yet I'm upset, I'm ready to go steal some shh Ready to go and deal some shh See Christmas is supposed to be fun Tearin' open gifts, comparin' 'em, playin' wit your loved ones All of my cousins, man they got everything ColecoVisions, they even got a green machine While I'm sittin' at the pad, mopin' and mad Lovin' my mama but I'm hopin' my dad come through with a big bag Tappin' on the front door Take me on a shopping spree to my favorite steez-ore (C'mon) Let me get what I want, let me get what I need Is it real? It must be a dream 'cause the hood that I come from don't believe in no Santa Claus Mama was Santa Claus, my mama was Santa, dog And I love her to death despite I might not get what I been needin' Long as I'm breathin' See 'cause she taught be 'bout life and that's a trip If you livin' on Christmas, then that's your gift How 'bout that? Nah homie how 'bout this? See 'cause I'm gonna put you on my xmas list 'Cause I care about it, don't worry bout it, 'cause it was rowdy get crowded, 'cause I invited everybody 'cause that's what Christmas is You supposed to spread love, so I'm gonna spread love and give it to those who ain't got none yeah give it up How about that Gifts under the tree Somebody care about me It was just another Christmas 'Til my daughter sent me kisses Then my feelings got up in it Now I'm down to spread the spirit Look out Ho ho ho, I said it's Christmas, it's Christmas, what do I got? Another day of being blessed, to be here on the spot Up to 22 inches crawling down on the block I say the Christmas season but my mama freshly dropped My kids havin' a beautiful Christmas, Daddy was glistenin' Listenin' to the beat of the crisp Christmas spirit The 24th eve and everybody know Houses lit up like the sun, the whole block glowin' Home-cooked meals, candied yams, girls shakin' it yeah This how we do it at the Christmas jam I get gangsta on Christmas with some Jack in the sack Open up the gifts, kick back and relax Everybody feelin' joyful and blessed on the occasion This right here is the shh, that's what I'm sayin' A Dogg Pound Christmas and a Dogg Pound New Year Pop them bottles, take that swallow Celebrate it for the man up above It's the Christmas spirit, so show 'em some love (it's Christmas!) How about that Gifts under the tree Somebody care about me It was just another Christmas 'Til my daughter sent me kisses Then my feelings got up in it Now I'm down to spread the spirit Look out My mama told me and always tried to show me That when you do good, good things happen to you But there was times when I didn't think all that was true Please, sweatin' like a million degrees But it's Christmas time and me and mama shoppin' for trees I can't help but think if I did cool or not If I should keep my cool or not I remember searchin' the whole house for toys This is all about the mystery, Christmas joy When I was young, I used to hear stories about You know, reindeer, sleds stoppin', hoppin' out, in and out, then back on route Some places, snowflakes fall out the sky But now we have Christmas parties, kids of our own It's a whole different ballgame now that we grown Now sipping Hen' and smokin' on a Christmas bong How about that Gifts under the tree Somebody care about me It was just another Christmas 'Til my daughter sent me kisses Then my feelings got up in it Now I'm down to spread the spirit Look out How about that Gifts under the tree Somebody care about me It was just another Christmas 'Til my daughter sent me kisses Then my feelings got up in it Now I'm down to spread the spirit Look out