“Leroy the Redneck Reindeer” was a song on Diffie’s Mr. Christmas album, and became a minor holiday hit. The song is about Rudolph’s redneck cousin who had to lead Santa’s sleigh when the red-nosed reindeer falls too ill to work on Christmas Eve. Like Rudolph, Leroy is teased at first by the other reindeer, but in the end they come to like him, and the story has a happy ending, just like the Rudolph story. These are the lyrics.

Leroy the Redneck Reindeer Lyrics

Well, you’ve all heard the story about Rudolph and his nose.
Well, I’ll tell you a Christmas tale that never has been told.
Well, you may think you’ve heard it all, but you ain’t heard nothin’ yet.
About that crazy Christmas that the North Pole can’t forget.

Rudolph was under the weather and had to call in sick,
So he got on the horn to his cousin Leroy, who lived out in the sticks.
He said, “Santa’s really counting on me, and I hate to pass the buck.”
Leroy said, “Hey, I’m on my way,” and he jumped in his pick-up truck.

When Leroy got to the North Pole, all the reindeer snickered and laughed.
They’d never seen a deer in overalls and a John Deere tractor hat.
Well, Santa stepped in and said, Just calm down, ’cause we’ve all got a job to do.
Like it or not, Leroy’s in charge, and he’s gonna be leading you.”

And it was Leroy The Redneck Reindeer, hooked to the front of the sleigh,
Delivering toys to all the good ol’ boys and girls along the way.
He’s just a down-home party animal, two-steppin’ all across the sky
He makes jingle bells with the rebel yell, and made history that night.

Before that night was over, Leroy had changed their tune.
He had them scootin’ a holf on every single roof by the light of a neon moon.
Santa wrapped his bag with the Dixie flag. He was having the time of his life.
You could hear him call, “Merry Chistmas, y’all and all of y’all a goodnight.”

And it was Leroy The Redneck Reindeer, hooked to the front of the sleigh,
Delivering toys to all the good ol’ boys and girls along the way.
He’s just a down-home party animal, two-steppin’ all across the sky.
He makes jingle bells with the rebel yell and made history that night.
He makes jingle bells with the rebel yell and made history that night.

Here’s a funny Christmas project that kids will love.  With this reindeer poop poem and recipe, you can turn chocolate candy into a fun gag gift.  It’s quick, easy, inexpensive and fun!

Reindeer Poop Recipe
1 Package of malted milk balls, Milk Duds, or other chocolate candy
1 plastic bag
1 reindeer poop poem (below)

Directions
Take the package of candy and pour into the bag. Seal the bag. Print the poem and attach it to the bag. That’s it.

Reindeer Poop Poem
Without the poem, all you’ve got is a bag of chocolate candy. Add the poem and you’ve magically turned chocolate into reindeer poop! So here’s the magic poem you’ll need to complete the fun.

I woke with such a fright when I heard Santa call…
“Now dash away, dash away, dash away all!”

I ran to the lawn and in the snowy white drifts,
those nasty reindeer had left “little gifts.”

I got an old shovel and started to scoop
neat little piles of reindeer poop!
But to throw them away seemed such a waste,
so I saved them, thinking-you might like a taste!

As I finished my task, which took quite awhile,
Old Santa passed by and he sheepishly smiled.
And I heard him exclaim as he sped off in the sky…
“Well they’re not potty trained, but at least they can fly!”

For a formatted copy of the reindeer poop poem in Microsoft Word that looks like the image above, visit How to Make Reindeer Poop on Squidoo.