The Christmas Riddle-Peggy Lee

[ti:The Christmas Riddle] [ar:Peggy Lee] [al:Christmas All Time Favourites - 180 Original Recordings] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Christmas Riddle - Peggy Lee (佩吉·李) [00:10.07]Children may I tell a riddle [00:12.76] [00:13.60]Of someone who's dear to you [00:15.98] [00:17.08]Maybe you will guess the answer [00:19.35] [00:20.59]Long before I'm through [00:22.99] [00:25.47]Riddle a riddle oh tell us a riddle [00:29.00] [00:29.65]Tell us a riddle please do [00:32.70] [00:33.82]Well long ago there lived a bishop [00:37.94] [00:38.80]Who was such a kindly man [00:40.81] [00:42.36]All his life was spent in giving [00:44.75] [00:45.80]That was how it all began [00:48.58] [00:49.73]And they say he rode a white horse [00:52.36] [00:53.31]As he went from door to door [00:55.88] [00:57.15]Giving presents sweets and good things [01:00.11] [01:01.12]Need I tell you any more [01:04.48] [01:06.29]Riddle a riddle it still is a riddle [01:09.82] [01:10.38]Tell us oh please tell us more [01:13.21] [01:15.34]Next the legend says the children [01:18.30] [01:19.00]Would leave hay in a wooden shoe [01:21.33] [01:22.58]For the white horse he was riding [01:25.63] [01:26.21]Now you have another clue [01:30.00] [01:31.23]You gave us a clue you gave us a clue [01:35.30]About hay in a wooden shoe [01:38.90] [01:40.96]He has many another name [01:43.29] [01:44.17]In many another far off land [01:46.80] [01:48.27]But no matter what the language [01:50.96] [01:52.15]Every child will understand [01:55.28] [01:57.64]Well now when you hang your stocking [02:00.64] [02:01.67]He was why that all began [02:04.22] [02:05.68]All the world has kept the custom [02:09.10] [02:10.12]Of this kind and saintly man [02:14.53] [02:15.86]We've got it we've got it we just guessed the riddle [02:20.05]We know how it all began [02:23.99] [02:25.80]Yes you know now it was saint nicholas [02:29.08] [02:29.82]For giving gifts he was the cause [02:32.41] [02:33.78]Some have named him dear Kriss Kringle [02:37.08] [02:38.15]Others call him Santa Claus [02:41.13] [02:42.52]And much like the sweet dutch children [02:44.95] [02:46.49]Would leave hay in a wooden shoe [02:49.65] [02:51.25]Others leave some for the reindeer [02:55.06] [02:56.03]And give presents too [02:58.73] [03:00.82]Riddle the riddle we guessed the riddle [03:04.57]The riddle of dear old saint nick [03:07.71] [03:09.35]The riddle of old saint nick