'Twas The Night Before Christmas-Perry Como

[ti:Twas The Night Before Christmas] [ar:Perry Como] [al:All Over The World] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]'Twas The Night Before Christmas (圣诞前夜) - Perry Como [00:09.57]It was the night before Christmas [00:11.19]When all through the house [00:12.60]Not a creature was stirring [00:14.01] [00:14.63]Not even a mouse [00:15.49] [00:16.42]The stockings all hung [00:17.77]By the chimney with care [00:18.79] [00:19.40]In hopes that st nicholas [00:20.82] [00:21.38]Soon would be there [00:22.23] [00:23.11]The children were nestled [00:24.10]All safe in their beds [00:25.38] [00:26.05]While visions of sugarplums [00:27.77] [00:28.29]Danced in their heads [00:29.13] [00:31.61]And mom in her kerchief [00:32.70]And I in my cap [00:34.56]Had just settled down [00:35.15] [00:35.66]For a long winter's nap [00:37.59] [00:39.03]When out on the lawn [00:39.87]There arose such a clatter [00:41.13]I sprang from my bed [00:42.31]To see what was the matter [00:43.74]Away to the window [00:44.43]I flew like a flash [00:45.86]Tore open the shutters [00:46.85]And threw up the sash [00:48.08] [00:48.98]The moon on the breast [00:50.05]Of the new fallen snow [00:51.10]Gave the lustre of midday [00:52.90]To object below [00:54.08] [00:54.98]When what to my wandering eyes [00:56.24]Should appear [00:57.02] [00:57.79]But a miniature sleigh [00:59.53]And eight tiny reindeer [01:01.22] [01:04.27]With a little ol' driver [01:05.06]So lively and quick [01:06.82]I knew in a moment [01:07.71]It must be st nick [01:09.52]More rapid than eagles [01:10.38]His courses they came [01:12.13]As he whistled and shouted [01:13.38]And called them by name [01:15.00]And quot now dasher [01:15.60]Now dancer [01:15.92] [01:16.46]Now prancer [01:16.77]Now vixen [01:17.62]On comet [01:18.24]On cupid [01:18.90]On doner [01:19.52]An' blitzen' [01:20.90]To the top of the porch [01:22.19]To the top of the wall [01:23.36] [01:24.00]Now dash away dash away [01:25.32]Dash away all [01:26.36] [01:28.15]As dry leaves [01:28.97]Before the wild hurricane fly [01:31.22]When they meet with an obstacle [01:33.13]Mount to the sky [01:33.92] [01:34.67]So up to the housetop [01:35.82]The courses they flew [01:37.01] [01:37.69]With a sleigh full of toys [01:39.12] [01:40.40]And st nicholas too [01:41.73] [01:43.72]And then in a twinkling [01:44.86]I heard on the roof [01:46.65]The prancing and pawing [01:48.03]Of each little hoof [01:48.92] [01:49.63]As I drew in my head [01:50.80]And was turning around [01:51.96]Down the chimney st nicholas [01:53.75]Came with a bound [01:54.73] [01:58.07]He was dressed all in fur [01:59.57]From his head to his foot [02:00.90] [02:01.69]And his clothes were all tarnished [02:03.39]With ashes and soot [02:04.88]A bundle of toys [02:05.76]He had flung on his back [02:06.97] [02:07.59]And he looked like a peddler [02:08.79]Just opening his pack [02:09.95] [02:10.92]His eyes how they twinkled [02:12.33]His dimples how merry [02:13.84] [02:14.91]His cheeks were like roses [02:16.29] [02:17.13]His nose like a cherry [02:18.68] [02:19.26]His drawl little mouth [02:20.71]Was drawn up like a bow [02:22.28] [02:22.91]And the beard of his chin [02:24.40]Was a white as the snow [02:25.55] [02:26.75]The stump of his pipe [02:27.72]He held tight in his teeth [02:28.92] [02:29.70]And the smoke it encircled his head [02:31.33]Like a wreath [02:32.23] [02:33.07]He had a broad face [02:34.42]And a round little belly [02:35.62] [02:36.65]That shook when he laughed [02:37.40]Like a bowl full of jelly [02:39.10] [02:40.14]He was chubby and plump [02:41.77]A right jolly old elf [02:43.21] [02:44.04]I laughed when I saw him [02:45.31]In spite of myself [02:46.77] [02:47.62]A wink of his eye [02:48.56]And a twist of his head [02:49.70] [02:50.50]Soon gave me to know [02:51.78] [02:52.63]I had nothing to dread [02:53.94] [02:56.03]He spoke not a word [02:56.80]But went straight to his work [02:58.52]And filled all the stockings [02:59.86]Then turned with a jerk [03:01.46] [03:02.18]An' laying a finger [03:03.02]Along side his nose [03:04.20]An' giving a nod [03:05.38]Up the chimney he rose [03:06.99] [03:10.34]He sprang to his sleigh [03:11.51]To his team gave a whistle [03:13.23]An' away they all flew [03:14.50]Like the down of a thistle [03:16.17]But I heard him exclaim [03:17.50]As he drove out of sight [03:18.61] [03:20.04]Happy Christmas to all [03:21.23] [03:22.15]And to all a goodnight [03:23.89] [03:25.34]Hm