It's Christmas time, and there's silence on the sea It's Christmas time, the bags frozen in my tea And all I want is something else to do Than get lashed with me crew It's hard to be a shanty man on Christmas I should have known my letters were in vain Coz Santa's sleigh, won't brave this shipping lane Frozen ropes are all I have to hold But nothing feels so cold As being a shantyman on Christmas I have the deck but there's no halls No carols like a sirens call No deer in sight but rain it pours in droves All year it's haul and pull and hoist I'm losing hope, I've lost my voice I sure could use some Christmas cheer back home But alas It's Christmas time, I fear just like the last Put up my lights and tinsel round the mast Grin and try to find some yuletide cheer But I can't find it here It's hard to be a shantyman on Christmas Woe is me the shantyman on Christmas So think about the shantyman this Christmas