and Oakley Haldeman
.
Autry got the idea for the song after riding his horse in the 1946 Santa Claus Lane Parade in Los Angeles
, during which crowds of spectators chanted, "Here comes Santa Claus
". This inspired him to write a song that Haldeman set to music. A demo recording was made by singer/guitarist Johnny Bond
, whose recording made use of ice cubes to mimic the sound of the jingling sleigh-bells.
Why is he tailing me all over town? Does he think I'm pretty or what?
I knew you gone sour, Ryan, but I didn't know you gone simple.
Her name wasn't really Sue Alabama... It was Sue something Greek and unpronounceable.
She primed him and I went in on the cleanup.
Sex was nearly all Sue Alabama ever needed, and she could use it the way some guys use a blackjack.
I can't figure him for a cannon. The only thing Pen Pal would ever use is the U.S. Mail... Extortion.