Intro: verse 1 When chimney smoke hangs still and low Across the stubbled fields of snow And angry skies reach down and seize The sorry blackened bones of trees In the dead of winter when the silent snowbirds come You’re my sweet maple sugar honey hot buttered rum       verse 2 When dreary Christmas decorations Line the streets and filling stations And dime store Santas can’t disguise Their empty hands and empty eyes In the dead of winter when the tinsel angels come You’re my sweet maple sugar honey hot buttered rum Instrumental                                      verse 3 When gloves and boots and woolen parkas Bring cold comfort to the heart And bitter memories freeze the tongue And songs of love are left unsung In the dead of winter when the cold feelings come You’re my sweet maple sugar honey hot buttered rum Ending In the dead of winter when the cold feelings come You’re my sweet maple sugar honey hot buttered rum Outro Instrumental