(Spoken):
You all have heard about Rudy,
so immortalized in song.
You all have heard how he saved the day
one night when things went wrong.

Well, it wasn't too long before his fame was gone
and he started to go down.
He hit the sauce more heavily
and was banned from several towns.

It was one thing to pull Santa
and all the baggage in the sleigh.
Quite another when the lead reindeer
was dragging his own weight.

INTRO:
Dashing and dancing 'til out of commission,
Living the high life with no real conviction.
They say that pride came before the fall
of the most famous reindeer of all.

1: Rudy, the Red-Nosed Reindeer,
had a less-than-shiny nose.
Filled to the gills with vodka,
anything would probably glow.

2: Stardom went to his antlers
after that one night of fame.
All of the other reindeer
hated that he brought them shame.

BRIDGE:
Then one soggy Christmas Eve,
Santa had to say,
"'Til you get your head on right,
ain't no way you'll fly tonight."

3: Then how the reindeer snubbed him.
How they used to jeer and call,
"Rudy, the Red-Nosed Reindeer,
you'll be mounted on some wall."

CODA:
Rudy, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
now is hanging in my hall.