| Phrase | Missing Word |
| It was almost Christmas time, there I stood in another ____ | |
| Tryin' to buy that last gift or two, not really in the Christmas ____ | |
| Standing right in front of me was a little boy _______ anxiously | |
| Pacing 'round like little ____ do | |
| And in his hands he held a pair of _____ | |
| His clothes were worn and old, he was _____ from head to toe | |
| And when it came his time to ___ | |
| I couldn't _______ what I heard him say | |
| Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, ______ | |
| It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her ____ | |
| Could you hurry, sir, _____ says there's not much time | |
| You see she's been ____ for quite a while | |
| And I know these shoes would make her _____ | |
| And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets _____ tonight | |
| He counted _______ for what seemed like years | |
| Then the cashier said, 'Son, there's not ______ here' | |
| He searched his _______ frantically | |
| Then he ______ and he looked at me | |
| He said ____ made Christmas good at our house | |
| Though most years she just did ______ | |
| Tell me ___, what am I going to do, | |