There once was a christmas that almost wasn't,almost wasn't, almost wasn't There once was a christmas that almost wasn't,almost wasn't, almost wasn't Because of a man named prune Now prune was a man who jolly wasn't, sweet wasn't merry wasn't Now prune was a man who just wasn't, a very nice man at all Prune, prune was his name He was a man who had no shame Prune, prune was his name If there is no christmas he's to blame He tried to stop christmas, we wished he wouldn't We thought he couldn't, he knew he shouldn't He tried to stop christmas, but santa wouldn't let him have his way Though prune did his worst santa worried wasn't Scared wasn't, conquered wasn't Though prune did his worst, his best wasn't enough to stop christmas day Prune, prune was his name, he was a man who had no shame Prune, prune was his name Prune, prune was his name If there is no christmas he's to blame So there once was a christmas that almost wasn't, almost wasn't, almost wasn't There once was a christmas that almost wasn't, almost wasn't, almost wasn't Because of a man named prune