*this song is a play on the idea that Santa and Mrs. Claus go south to Arizona every winter after Christmas to relax- it goes back and forth between the two, with the chorus being from the perspective of Mrs. Claus
lyrics
I’m closin’ up shop, it’s late december
We’re headed south for warmer weather
I’ll trade in my nog for an ice cold Corona
Cause we’re headed down, down, down
Just south of Sedona
I’ll trade in my cap for a big red sombrero
He’s dressin up like some old ranchero
I’ll take off my boots and it’s just like we’re home
We’re settlin’ down, down, down just south of Jerome
Tis the season to watch him get older
As he carries the weight of the world on his shoulders
Ah but somewhere over the Grand Canyon it ends, and we mend
And I’ve got my Nick back again
We’re joining up with the snowbird nation
Catchin our flight with the last migration
We’ll be down south before the new bird flies
Cause we’re settlin’ down, down, down just south of Surprise
Tis the season to watch him get older
As he carries the weight of the world on his shoulders
Ah but somewhere over the Grand Canyon it ends, and we mend
And I’ve got my Nick back
Rudy’s in training and we hope that it takes
Cause the Mrs. Ain’t keen on them rattlin’ snakes
And she’s finally done crying them crocodile tears, says
’I hope go a little further south next year’
Tis the season to watch him get older
As he carries the weight of the world on his shoulders
Ah but somewhere over the Grand Canyon it ends, and we mend
And I’ve got my Nick back
Tis the season to watch him get older
As he carries the weight of the world on his shoulders
Ah but somewhere over the Grand Canyon it ends, and we mend
And I’ve got my Nick back again
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