Saturday, December 15, 2007

Robert Earl Keen

"Merry Christmas From The Family"


I bought tickets to see Robert Earl Keen for the hubby for his birthday. I'm not a big country music fan, but this guy is great. We went to the show last night at the Verizon Wireless Theater in Houston and by the end of the show, most people were on their feet, singing along and screaming, "Robert Keen! Robert Keen!" Take a listen. Be prepared to laugh.

Merry Christmas From The Family

Mom got drunk and Dad got drunk at our Christmas party
We were drinking champagne punch and homemade eggnog
Little sister brought her new boyfriend
He was a Mexican
We didn't know what to think of him until he sang
Felis Navidad, Felis Navidad

Brother Ken brought his kids with him
The three from his first wife Lynn
And the two identical twins from his second wife Mary Nell
Of course he brought his new wife Kay
Who talks all about AA
Chain smoking while the stereo plays Noel, Noel
The First Noel

Carve the Turkey
Turn the ball game on
Mix margaritas when the eggnog's gone
Send somebody to the Quickpak Store
We need some ice and an extension chord
A can of bean dip and some Diet Rites
A box of tampons, Marlboro Lights
Haleluja everybody say Cheese
Merry Christmas from the family

Fred and Rita drove from Harlingen
I can't remember how I'm kin to them
But when they tried to plug their motor home in
They blew our Christmas lights
Cousin David knew just what went wrong
So we all waited out on our front lawn
He threw a breaker and the lights came on
And we sang Silent Night, Oh Silent Night, Oh Holy Night

Carve the turkey turn the ball game on
Make Bloody Mary's
Cause We All Want One!
Send somebody to the Stop 'N Go
We need some celery and a can of fake snow
A bag of lemons and some Diet Sprites
A box of tampons, some Salem Lights
Haleluja, everybody say cheese
Merry Christmas from the Family

2 comments:

Chicken And Waffles said...

Sounds like my family...except they didn't smoke menthols.
This was brilliant.

ALittleGuitar said...

viva rek! you ought to check out his message board: http://www.telecommunity.us/phpbb2/