Santa Claus Is A Newfie

Explorers searched the North Pole and found no trace of Santa,
He used to live there I was told, and that's the truth, I'll grant ya;
Oh, listen to my story, folks, and you will understand,
Why Santa packed his big red sleigh and moved to Newfoundland.

One day the reindeer said they couldn't land in foggy weather,
"We must have visibility 400 feet or better;
We fly just like Air Canada, in fog we just can't land."
And Santa said, "That does it, deer, let's move to Newfoundland.

"There's no one in the world can fly quite like a Newfoundlander,
He'll spot the airport terminal thru fog when you can't see your finger."
He moved his winter quarters down just north of Logy Bay,
And when the weather's foggy he'll just follow EPA.

Santa Claus is alive and well and he's now a Newfoundlander,
On Christmas eve he rings his bells and his plane takes off from Gander;
Through snow and fog the reindeer jog behind that Boeing jet,
He makes his way on EPA, hasn't missed a landing yet.

You may think this story, friends, is just some Newfie jokin',
But Christmas Eve the reindeer keep their shiny noses pokin'
Into that jet of nice, warm air across the midnight sky,
While Santa smiles and says, "Ho Ho" and whistles "I'se The B'y".

Recorded as a single by Michael T. Wall, Toronto, 1981, and also in Michael T. Wall's album, Christmas Memories, 1998.

See more songs by Michael T. Wall.

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Note: EPA - Eastern Provincial Airways (1949-1986)