I was up in the hills checking some fence for Dad
While home from school on vacation
It started to snow,and soon covered the trail
But I knew my exact location.

I put up a lean-to for my gelding Bill
Then up a small tent for me
I started a fire and started up a stew
And I boiled some sassafras tea.

It was Christmas Eve and it snowed all night
But by morning the sky was clear
I found myself thinking that this has to be
My favorite time of the year.

I got a feedbag and gave Bill some oats
Then I got my fire going again
I thought of my folks and all of the guests
Who for days had been wandering in.

They'd be on the carpet in front of the fire
And passing their gifts around
And here's 'ol me snowed in, in the woods
My carpet, the frozen ground.

I spotted a pine tree, with cones that hung
Like ornaments Nature had made
The green of that tree was something to see
Like beautiful Chinese jade.

A hidden choir of coyotes sang carols
While a brown bear watched from a hill
I boiled me some more of that sassafras tea
Then sat and drank my fill.

Three mountain jays came to check me out
And flitted from branch to branch
They too, were like ornaments on our tree
In the living room back at the ranch.

There, by now, all the folks would be sorry
I'm missing their Christmas Cheer
But when I get home, I'll have to tell
How I had my Christmas here.