The Cows Don’t Know It’s Christmas

by Steve Cherry, Denison, Texas

Today’s the day we celebrate
Our Savior’s birth; a special date.
We’ll go to church, but we’ll be late,
‘Cause the cows don’t know it’s Christmas.

It’s cold outside and frosty, too.
I’ve got some Christmas things to do,
But I can’t stop; I hear ‘em moo.
The cows don’t know it’s Christmas.

The kids are anxious, dancin’ round;
They want to get their stockings down.
I’d like to help; I see them frown.
But the cows don’t know it’s Christmas.

The rooster’s up; I heard him crow.
The geese are walking in a row.
I’d like to stay in bed, but no…
The cows don’t know it’s Christmas.

The baby lambs, they’re layin’ down.
“Too cold for us,” they seem to frown.
My baby girl’s still in her gown.
But the cows don’t know it’s Christmas.

I’ve got to go down to the barn.
To all the world it’s a special morn,
But each day’s the same here at the farm,
‘Cause the cows don’t know it’s Christmas.

I’ll bust the bales and drop them down
(All’s left are th’ square…done fed the round).
And soon enough, we’ll go to town,
But the cows don’t know it’s Christmas.

You gotta wonder ’bout it all;
So long ago, in that manger stall,
When they heard the Baby Jesus bawl,
And the cows did know… it’s Christmas!

Merry Christmas from the Iowa State Dairy Association! We wish you a blessed 2010!