I left my hat in San Francisco

Must I go back to San Francisco

Our Favorite Things

Red shoes and purses and boas with feathers,

Tulle covered red hats and red hats with veiling,

We're the Red Hats

Red hats with wide brims and red hats with roses,

Red hats with sequins or long trailing feathers,

We're the Red Hats

An Anthem for Ladies who wear Red Hats

We have reached the age of fifty

Glory, glory hallelujah,

New friends and new adventures

REPEAT CHORUS

Sisterhood is powerful

REPEAT CHORUS

Our numbers are a growing

Red Hatters Toasting by an Open Fire
(Tune:Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire or The Christmas Song )

Red Hatters Toasting By An Open Fire

Red hatters toasting by an open fire,
Frozen right down to our toes.
Songs sung outdoors in such in scanty attire
Gave each of us a frostbit nose.

Everybody knows
A purple dress topped with a red straw hat
Sure won’t make the wearer sweat
But our gals don’t care a fig for that
We want to look our best, you bet!

We pray that Santa’s on his way
We know he’s loaded nice warm goodies in his sleigh
And every Red Hat girl sure hopes he brings
Fur coats and fur boots and such things.

When we’ve warmed up we’ll go out once more
Singing carols from door to door!
Passing out gifts with a wish tried and true:
A Merry Christmas to you.

Have a Jolly Red Hat Christmas

Have a Jolly Red Hat Christmas
It’s the season to bring cheer
We all know you don’t need snow
But just a “Midnight Clear.”

Have a Jolly Red Hat Christmas
And when we walk down the street
Give a Red Hat, “Hi!” as we walk by
To everyone we meet.

Ring-a-ling the bells all ring
The children stop and stare
We all begin to sing
There’s Christmas in the air.

Have a Jolly Red Hat Christmas
We’re Red Hatters. Did you hear?
Oh, by golly, have a jolly
Red Hat Christmas, this year!

Have Yourself a Merry Red Hat Christmas

Have yourself a merry Red Hat Christmas,
Have a Red Hat fling From now on
We’ll only laugh, and dance and sing.

Have yourself a merry Red Hat Christmas,
Don your dancing shoes From now on,
Play Christmas tunes on your kazoos.

Here we are over fifty now
Aint it nifty now we’re here?
Knowing that we’re smarties now
We’ll have parties now, all year.

Through the years we all will be together
Red Hat sisters vow
Gather ‘round and take a little Christmas bow
And have yourself a merry Red Hat Christmas now!

We’ll Be Home for Christmas

We’ll be home for Christmas
If you just serve to us
A turkey thigh and hot mince pie.
Yes, you can make a fuss.

Red Hatters love roast beef and
Spiced fruits nicely stewed
We’ll be home for Christmas
If only for the food!

Let it Snow

O, Red Hatters around the nation,
We‘ve had a revelation
Santa wears a red hat, too!
Let’s kazoo! Let’s kazoo! Let’s kazoo!

Put those gaudy red hats on our head,
But now we can plainly see,
Santa’s whole self is bright red!

So when we all start flocking
To see what’s in our stocking,
And we find a red Santa hat, too,
Let’s kazoo! Let’s kazoo! Let’s kazoo!

Jingle Bell Rock

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock.
Jingle bells swing, and jingle bells ring.
Dancin’ and prancin’ in purple so bold.
Seems we’ll never grow old.

Jingle Bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock.
Jingle bell sprees and jingle bell teas.
Shoppin’ and lunchin’ and gobs of fun
and…we’ve just be-gun.

What a bright time,
it’s the right time to rock our cares away.
Jingle bell time is a swell time.
Let’s go out where we can swish and sway.

Put on your red hat;
pick up your feet.
Jingle around the clock.
Mix and a-mingle
and listen to the beat.
That’s the Jingle Bell Rock!

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock.
Jingle bell gaudy
and jingle bell bawdy.
Eagerly waiting for Santa, my dear.
A great time of the year!

What a bright time,
it’s the right time
to rock our cares away
Jingle bell time is a swell time.
Let’s go out where we can swish and sway.

Pick up your red hat;
pick up your feet.
Jingle around the clock.
Mix and mingle,
listen to the beat.
That’s the jingle bell,
that’s the jingle bell,
that’s the jingle bell rock!

Deck Red Hats with Sprigs of Holly

Deck red hats with sprigs of holly
Little bits of pine stuck on with glue.
Christmas time is here, by golly.
Time to trim our purple dresses, too.

Forget we’re all as old as Noah,
The season is for children—be a child.
String lights ‘round your purple boa.
Loosen up and go completely wild.

See our Red Hat friends before us
Garbed in gorgeous red and purple togs,
Joining in a Yuletide chorus
While a fire blazes from Yule logs.

What good spirits they all bring along
Ev’ry Red Hat sister brightly dressed.
How we love our Christmas sing-along
As we wish you all the season’s best!

Deck the Halls

Deck yourself with red hat folly
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
‘Tis the season to be jolly
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.

Don we now our purpl’ apparel
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Honor age and sing a carol
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.

See the fun and laughs before us
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Strike a pose and join the chorus.
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-l-la-la.

Follow me in red hat measure
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
While I tell of what we treasure
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.

Fast away the old year passes
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.
Hail the new, ye gals and lasses
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.

Hum kazoos, be all together
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.
Wondrous sound in wintry weather
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.

Red Hat Wonderland

Red’s the thing. It’s in season
Just like snifflin’ and sneezin’
So don a red hat

And walk into our Red Hat Wonderland.

Gone to stay are the old hats
Here to play are we bold bats
We love to hob-nob
With a Red Hatter mob
And show off in a Red Hat Wonderland.

Be sure you’ve got your purple coat or jacket
Red or purple boots will look just fine.
Any other colors just won’t hack it
But red and purple guarantees you’ll shine!

So remember, now ladies
We aint going to Hades.
Those aren’t horns on our head,
They’re red hats instead
Headed for our Red Hat Wonderland.

In Our Red and Purple Wonderland

Kazoos sing, are you listenin’?
Lots of bling, is a glistenin’.
A beautiful sight We’re happy tonight
In our red and purple wonderland.

We don’t care about the weather
Boas warm, full of feathers.
We’re wrapped up in red, All over our heads
In our red and purple wonderland.

In a restaurant you can see us glowing
Purple clothes with red hats on our heads
Shopping in a store in caftans flowing
As we pass up all the hats that are not red!

Later on, we’ll conspire
As we drink by the fire
A beautiful sight
Red Hatters unite
In our red and purple wonderland.

We’re Dreaming of a Bright Christmas

We’re dreaming of a bright Christmas
And we hope this dream will grow:
The Iraq war mended
All terror ended
And Heavn’ly Peace down here below.

We’re dreaming of bright Christmas
That’s what Red Hatters wish tonight
May our days be merry and bright,
With Peace on Earth again in sight.

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree

Rocking around the Christmas tree
In our Red Hat fine-a-ree.
All decked out and looking great
Lots of jew-la-ree.

Rocking around the Christmas tree
Let our Red Hat spirit ring.
Later we’ll have a great dessert
And see what Santa brings.

You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear –
Voces singing….Let’s be jolly…
Deck – the halls with boughs of holly.

Rocking around the Christmas tree.
Have a Red Hat holiday
Let’s go on a shopping spree
And hope that Santa pays!

Cavorting with the red hats,
means you never will get old.
Now is the time so let’s be jolly.
Deck – the halls with boughs of holly.

Rocking around the Christmas tree
Have a happy holiday…
Maybe do some caroling
In a good old fash-ioned waaaaay!

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year

We want some gooey dessert (3x)
And a cup of good cheer.

And we won’t go until we get some (3X)
So bring it right here!

Oh, Red Hat Dear

Oh, Red Hat, dear, oh Red Hat, dear,
you need some rearranging
Oh, Red Hat, dear, oh Red Hat, dear,
your color’s never changing
Not only red when summer’s here,
but also when it’s cold and drear.
Oh, Red Hat, dear,
oh, Red Hat, dear
why aren’t you ever changing?

Oh, Red Hat dear,
please bring us cheer
with trim that’s shining brightly.
Oh, Red Hat, dear,
please bring us cheer;
be always spruce and sprightly

You make your Red Hat Mamas proud—
They sing your praises right out loud.
Oh, Red Hat dear,
throughout the year,
we’ll praise you day and nightly.

Jingle Bells

Dashing through the stores
This is where it’s at
Oh, what fun it is to shop
In our cute red hats.

Through the aisles we roam
In purple dress and shoes
Searching for more red hat stuff
Than we could ever use.

Oh!
Jingle bells, hats are swell
Up atop our heads
Feathers, flowers, jewels and more
And all of it is re-ed!
Jingle bells, hats are swell
Up atop our heads
Oh what fun it is to shop
With red hats on our heads.

Twelve Days of Christmas

On the lst day of Christmas my sisters gave to me
A red hat with flowers on the brim.
2nd day two purple dresses
3rd day three red kazoos
4th day four purple scarves
5th day five Coots & Biddies figurines
6th day six satin gloves
7th day seven feather boas
8th day eight big tiaras
9th day nine reading glasses
10th day ten chocolate truffles
11th day eleven sparkling earrings
12th day twelve purple purses

Twelve Days of Christmas

On the first day of Christmas, old St. Nick gave to me
A read hat trimmed with a pear tree
2nd day two feather boas
3rd day three red hat pins
4th day four purple skirts
5th day five rhinestone rings
6th day six kazoos a-humming
7th day seven lights a-dimming
8th day eight purple nighties
9th day nine purple thongs
10th day ten line dance lessons
11th day eleven pairs of dance shoes
12th day twelve dancing partners

AIN'T SHE SWEET
Ain't the red hatter sweet.
See her coming down the street...
Now I ask you very confidentially, ain't she sweet?
Ain't the red hatter nice?
Look her over once or twice...
Purple clothes, red hat and lot of energy.
Ain't she nice.
Just cast an eye in her direction.
Oh me, oh my, that hat's perfection.
I repeat, don't you think she's sorta neat?
Now I ask you very confidentially, ain't she sweet?

CALIFORNIA, HERE WE COME
Hey, Red Hatters, here we come,
We're a group that has so much fun,
We're older, we're bolder, and we proudly sing,
We've been there, we've done that,
Now we do 'bout anything.

Wear your purple, don't be late,
It's such fun, we just can't wait,
Got our red hats on our heads,
Hey, Red Hatters, here we come!

FOUR LEAF CLOVER
I'm looking over a four leaf clover
that I over looked before.
One leaf for purple, the second for red,
Third for the big hat, that I wear on my head.
No need explaining, the one remaining,
Is friendshipe that I adore....
I'm looking over a four leaf clover
That I over looked before.

HEART OF MY HEART
Heart of my heart
how I love that hat on thee.
Heart of my heart
I wish it was on me
When we were kids,
we had no hats like these.
We were young with dreaming eyes,
Just hoping then to meet some guys,
But, heart of my heart
We've grown a lot since then,
And now, we've become a part
of the Red Hat mission,
All our gray hairs glisten,
As we sing that song,
"Heart of my Heart"

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
This is my red hat,
My fav'rite red hat,
I wear it proudly and I must say,
You'll never know dear,
How much I love it..
So please, don't take my red hat away.
The other night dear,
As I lay sleeping,
I dreamed my red hat
had gone astray,
When I awoke dear,
I was mistaken,
I had had a great red-hat day!

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Some Red Hat Christmas Carols

Red Hat Wonderland
(Tune: Walking in a Winter Wonderland …)

Red’s the thing. It’s in season Just like snifflin’ and sneezin’
So don a red hat Whether peak-ed or flat And walk into our Red Hat Wonderland.

Gone to stay are the old hats Here to play are we bold bats
We love to hob-nob With a Red Hatter mob And show off in a Red Hat Wonderland.

Be sure you’ve got your purple coat or jacket Red or purple boots will look just fine.
Any other colors just won’t hack it But red and purple guarantees you’ll shine!

So remember, now ladies We aint going to Hades. Those aren’t horns on our head,
They’re red hats instead Headed for our Red Hat Wonderland.

Jingle Bell Rock

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock.
Jingle bells swing, and jingle bells ring.
Dancin’ and prancin’ in purple so bold.
Seems we’ll never grow old.

Jingle Bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock.
Jingle bell sprees and jingle bell teas.
Shoppin’ and lunchin’ and gobs of fun
and…we’ve just be-gun.

What a bright time,
it’s the right time to rock our cares away.
Jingle bell time is a swell time.
Let’s go out where we can swish and sway.

Put on your red hat;
pick up your feet.
Jingle around the clock.
Mix and a-mingle
and listen to the beat.
That’s the Jingle Bell Rock!

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock.
Jingle bell gaudy
and jingle bell bawdy.
Eagerly waiting for Santa, my dear.
A great time of the year!

What a bright time,
it’s the right time
to rock our cares away
Jingle bell time is a swell time.
Let’s go out where we can swish and sway.

Pick up your red hat;
pick up your feet.
Jingle around the clock.
Mix and mingle,
listen to the beat.
That’s the jingle bell,
that’s the jingle bell,
that’s the jingle bell rock!

Deck Red Hats with Sprigs of Holly

Deck red hats with sprigs of holly
Little bits of pine stuck on with glue.
Christmas time is here, by golly.
Time to trim our purple dresses, too.

Forget we’re all as old as Noah,
The season is for children—be a child.
String lights ‘round your purple boa.
Loosen up and go completely wild.

See our Red Hat friends before us
Garbed in gorgeous red and purple togs,
Joining in a Yuletide chorus
While a fire blazes from Yule logs.

What good spirits they all bring along
Ev’ry Red Hat sister brightly dressed.
How we love our Christmas sing-along
As we wish you all the season’s best!

Deck the Halls

Deck yourself with red hat folly
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
‘Tis the season to be jolly
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.

Don we now our purpl’ apparel
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Honor age and sing a carol
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.

See the fun and laughs before us
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Strike a pose and join the chorus.
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-l-la-la.

Follow me in red hat measure
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
While I tell of what we treasure
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.

Have a Jolly Red Hat Christmas

Have a Jolly red hat Christmas
It’s the season to bring cheer
We all know you don’t need snow
But just a “Midnight Clear.”

Have a Jolly Red Hat Christmas
And when we walk down the street
Give a Red Hat, “Hi!” as we walk by
To everyone we meet.

Ring-a-ling the bells all ring
The children stop and stare
We all begin to sing
There’s Christmas in the air.

Have a Jolly Red Hat Christmas
We’re Red Hatters. Did you hear?
Oh, by golly, have a jolly
Red Hat Christmas, this year!