fore Christmas,
when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring,
not even a mouse
The stockings were hung
by the chimney with care
In hopes that St. Nicholas
soon would be there
Soon would be there
The children were nestled
all snug in their beds
While visions of sugar plums
danced in their heads
Then out on the lawn
there arose such a clatter
I sprang from my bed
to see what was the matter,
what was the matter.
When what to my wonderin'
I should appear,
But a wonderful sleigh
and eight groovy reindeer,
With the little old driver so lively and quick
I knew in a moment it
must be St. Nick
That's gotta be Nick!
More rapid than eagles his
courses they came
And he whistled and shouted
and called them by name
Now Dasher, now Dancer,
now Prancer and Vixen
On Comet, on Cupid,
on Donner and Blitzen
To the top of the porch,
to the top of the wall
I dash away, dash away, dash away all
And then in a twinkling
I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing
of each little hoof
And I drew in my head
and was turning around
Down the chimney
St. Nicholas came with a bow
His eyes how they twinkled,
his dimples how merry
His cheeks were like roses,
his nose like a jelly
He had a broad face and
a little round belly
That shook when he laughed
like a bowl full of jelly
He spoke not a word,
but went straight to his work
And filled all the stockings,
then turned with a jerk
And layin' his finger
aside of his nose
And givin' a nod up the chimney he rose
There he goes!
He sprang to his sleigh
To his team gave a whistle
And away they all flew
Like the down of a thistle
But I heard him exclaim
As he drove out of sight
Happy Christmas to all
And to all a good night! laughs