Christmas comes but once a year for every girl and boy The laughter and the joy they find in each new toy I'll tell you of a little boy who lives across the way This little fella's Christmas is just another day
He's the little boy that Santa Claus forgot And goodness knows, he didn't want a lot He sent a note to Santa For some soldiers and a drum It broke his little heart When he found Santa hadn't come
In the street he envied all those lucky boys Then wandered home to last year's broken toys I'm so sorry for that laddie He hasn't got a daddy The little boy that Santa Claus forgot