Last Christmas, I gave you my heart And then the very next day, you gave it away Well, this year, to save me from tears I'll give it to somebody special Woah, last Christmas, I gave you my heart And then the very next day, you gave it away Well this year, to save me from tears I'll give it to somebody special, ah Once bitten and twice shy I keep my distance, you still catch my eye Tell me, baby, a-do you recognize me? Well, it's been a year, it wouldn't surprise me Merry Christmas, I wrapped it up and sent it With a note saying I loved you, I meant it Now I know what a fool I've been But if ya kiss me now, I bet you'd fool me again And I said Last Christmas, I gave you my heart And then the very next day, you gave it away Oh, this year, to save me from tears I'll give it to somebody special A crowded room, friends with tired eyes I keep on hiding from you and your soul of ice My God, I thought you were someone I could rely on Me? I guess I was just a shoulder you could cry on A face of a lover with a fire in his heart Got a man under cover, but you tore me apart No, no-oh-oh-oh-oh But now I've found a love, you'll never fool me again I said Last Christmas, I gave you my heart And then the very next day, you gave it away Woah oh oh, this year, to save me from tears I'll give it to somebody special, ah Ooh, last Christmas, I gave you my heart But the very next day, you gave it away This year, I'll save me from tears And I'll give it to somebody, give it to somebody Last Christmas, I gave you my heart Then the very next day, you gave me away (This year) but l'm gonna save my tears And I'll give it to somebody special, ooh Ay, ah I'm gonna give it to somebody special, ah