Barenaked Ladies Lyrics

Album: Barenaked For The Holidays

Elf's Lament Lyrics

(feat. Michael Buble)

 I'm a man of reason, and they say "'Tis the season to be jolly"

 But it's folly when you volley for position

 

 Never in existence has there been such a resistance

 To ideas meant to free us

 If you could see us, then you'd listen

 

 Toiling through the ages, making toys on garnished wages

 There's no union

 We're only through when we outdo the competition

 

 I make toys, but I've got aspirations

 Make some noise

 Use your imagination

 Girls and boys, before you wish for what you wish for

 There's a list for who's been

 Naughty or nice, but consider the price to an elf

 

 A full indentured servitude can reflect on one's attitude

 But that silly red hat just makes the fat man look outrageous

 

 Absurd though it may seem, you know, I've heard there's even been illegal doping

 And though we're coping, I just hope it's not contagious

 

 You try to start a movement, and you think you see improvement

 But when thrown into the moment, we just don't seem so courageous

 

 I make toys, but I've got aspirations

 Make some noise

 Use your imagination

 Girls and boys, before you wish for what you wish for

 There's a list for who's been

 Naughty or nice, but consider the price to an elf

 

 You look at yourself

 You're an elf

 And the shelf is just filled with disappointing memories

 Trends come and go, and your friends wanna know why you aren't just happy making crappy little gizmos

 Every kid knows they'll just throw this stuff away

 

 We're used to repetition, so we drew up a petition

 We, the undersigned, feel undermined

 Let's redefine "employment"

 

 We know that we've got leverage, so we'll hand the fat man a beverage

 And sit back while we attack the utter lack of our enjoyment

 

 It may be tough to swallow, but our threats are far from hollow

 He may thunder, but if he blunders, he may wonder where the toys went

 

 I make toys, but I've got aspirations

 Make some noise

 Use your imagination

 Girls and boys, before you wish for what you wish for

 There's a list for who's been

 Naughty or nice, but consider the price

 Naughty or nice, but consider the price

 Naughty or nice, but consider the price to an elf