*featuring Michael Buble
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I'm a man of reason, and they say "'Tis the season to be jolly"
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But it's folly when you volley for position
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Never in existence has there been such a resistance
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To ideas meant to free us
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If you could see us, then you'd listen
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Toiling through the ages, making toys on garnished wages
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There's no union
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We're only through when we outdo the competition
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I make toys, but I've got aspirations
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Make some noise
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Use your imagination
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Girls and boys, before you wish for what you wish for
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There's a list for who's been
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Naughty or nice, but consider the price to an elf
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A full indentured servitude can reflect on one's attitude
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But that silly red hat just makes the fat man look outrageous
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Absurd though it may seem, you know, I've heard there's even been illegal doping
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And though we're coping, I just hope it's not contagious
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You try to start a movement, and you think you see improvement
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But when thrown into the moment, we just don't seem so courageous
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I make toys, but I've got aspirations
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Make some noise
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Use your imagination
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Girls and boys, before you wish for what you wish for
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There's a list for who's been
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Naughty or nice, but consider the price to an elf
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You look at yourself
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You're an elf
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And the shelf is just filled with disappointing memories
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Trends come and go, and your friends wanna know why you aren't just happy making crappy little gizmos
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Every kid knows they'll just throw this stuff away
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We're used to repetition, so we drew up a petition
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We, the undersigned, feel undermined
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Let's redefine "employment"
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We know that we've got leverage, so we'll hand the fat man a beverage
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And sit back while we attack the utter lack of our enjoyment
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It may be tough to swallow, but our threats are far from hollow
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He may thunder, but if he blunders, he may wonder where the toys went
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I make toys, but I've got aspirations
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Make some noise
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Use your imagination
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Girls and boys, before you wish for what you wish for
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There's a list for who's been
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Naughty or nice, but consider the price
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Naughty or nice, but consider the price
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Naughty or nice, but consider the price to an elf
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Elf's Lament
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| Barenaked Ladies |
