Story Behind The Song
My songwriting partner of 3 years and I have had some success in a lot of areas, but we'd never tackled a holiday song before. This is what we came up with!
A perfect bookend to my other Christmas hit, Bethlehem PA.
Song Description
Santa decides to leave the North Pole for a more "Southern" existence. Here's what happens.
| Song Length |
2:59 |
Genre |
Unique - Holiday, Country - Honky Tonk |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
In High Spirits, On Cloud Nine |
Subject |
Region, Holidays |
| Similar Artists |
Toby Keith, Joe Diffie |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
SOUTH POLE SANTA
'WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
AND ALL THROUGH THE SOUTH,
A CHIT'LIN-EATIN' GRIN
LIT UP EVERY CHILD'S MOUTH.
'CAUSE SANTA GOT THE WORD OUT:
HE LEFT THE OL' NORTH POLE,
HEADIN' FOR THE DEEP SOUTH...
AS DEEP AS "SOUTH" COULD GO.
NOW HE'S SOUTH POLE SANTA,
SOUTH POLE SANTA,
HE'S GOT HIMSELF A SLEIGH CALLED "THE MEMPHIS BELLE."
HE'S SOUTH POLE SANTA,
SOUTH POLE SANTA,
GIVE A "HO HO HO" WITH A REBEL YELL.
SETS THE TIVO FOR HEE HAW,
THEN WITH A JOLLY COUGH,
HOLLARED "PENGUINS, CLEAR THE RUNWAY,
MEMPHIS BELLE IS TAKIN' OFF."
HE CALLED TO HIS ELF,
WHO WAS STACKIN' PRESENTS HIGH
"ON THE DUBBA, BUBBA!"
AND LIKE FLUBBA HE DID FLY.
THAT OLE SOUTH POLE SANTA,
SOUTH POLE SANTA,
HE'S GOT HIMSELF A SLEIGH CALLED "THE MEMPHIS BELLE."
THAT OLE SOUTH POLE SANTA,
SOUTH POLE SANTA,
GIVE A "HO HO HO" WITH A REBEL YELL.
HIS CHIMNEY-SLIDIN' DAYS WAS WAY PAST GONE,
SO THE STOCKINGS WAS HUNG ON THE FRIDGE ON THE LAWN.
AND UP IN THE SKY, MEMPHIS BELLE CROSSED THE MOON,
AND ROCKIN' SAINT NICK, HE SUNG THE REINDEER A TUNE:
"ON WAYLON! ON WILLIE! ON PATSY! ON HANK!
THE YOUNG-UNS ARE WAITIN' ON ME.
ON TENNESSEE ERNIE! ON DOLLY! ON CONWAY!
ON ELVIS! AND ON JERRY LEE!"
TALKIN' 'BOUT SOUTH POLE SANTA,
SOUTH POLE SANTA,
HE'S GOT HIMSELF A SLEIGH CALLED "THE MEMPHIS BELLE."
THAT OLE SOUTH POLE SANTA,
SOUTH POLE SANTA,
GIVE A "HO HO HO" WITH A REBEL YELL. (X2)