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Christmas In Jail (Ain't That a Pain​!​)

from Tiny Tim's Christmas by Colette von

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This song was originally written and performed by Leroy Carr who cut the tune in Chicago in 1929. Though the nature of the song is quite melancholy, as the singer is "locked up" during the holidays, Leroy wrote the lyrics to be a bit satirical, and used common blues tropes throughout the piece.

Fortunately for me, it was raining (a rare thing in Los Angeles), and I decided to record this on my front door steps as a 1-shot, live recording, in the rain.

I hope you enjoy it.

lyrics

These are the original lyrics, but I do stray from time to time.
Fortunately for me, I don't think Leroy would mind.

Christmas in Jail (Ain't That a Pain!)

The blues come fallin', they fall like drops of rain
The blues come fallin', they fall like drops of rain
I've got to spend my Christmas locked up in jail again
In jail on Christmas day again, ain't that a pain!
Oh baby, baby, baby, ain't that a pain!

Oh Santa, Santa, Santa, come here to me in jail
Oh Santa, Santa, Santa, come here to me in jail
Bring me a Christmas present, someone to go my bail
Jail on Christmas day, again ain't that a pain!
Oh baby, baby, baby, ain't that a pain!

This food here, Santa, it ain't fit to eat
This food here. Santa, it ain't fit to eat
Won't you come and bring me a plate of turkey meat?
In jail on Christmas day again, ain't that a pain!
Oh baby, baby, baby, ain't that a pain!

The jailhouse blues have got me, they've got the best of me
The jailhouse blues have got me, they've got the best of me
My baby doesn't love me, I got no Christmas tree
In jail on Christmas day again, ain't that a pain!
Oh baby, baby, baby, ain't that a pain!

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from Tiny Tim's Christmas, released December 1, 2014

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Colette von Los Angeles, California

Colette von is originally from Colorado. She has performed across the US, and now resides in Echo Park, Los Angeles.

Her style is very eclectic, and she pulls from many past experiences to create a wide variety of music.

She is currently working on an album using various instrumentation and technique with sounds from the guitar, piano, bass, clarinet, poetry, street sounds, and digital music. ... more

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