'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 - Perry Como (佩里·科莫) [00:09.45]It was the night before Christmas [00:11.07]When all through the house [00:12.48]Not a creature was stirring [00:13.89] [00:14.51]Not even a mouse [00:15.37] [00:16.30]The stockings all hung [00:17.65]By the chimney with care [00:18.67] [00:19.28]In hopes that st nicholas [00:20.70] [00:21.26]Soon would be there [00:22.11] [00:22.99]The children were nestled [00:23.99]All safe in their beds [00:25.27] [00:25.94]While visions of sugarplums [00:27.66] [00:28.18]Danced in their heads [00:29.02] [00:31.50]And mom in her kerchief [00:32.59]And I in my cap [00:34.45]Had just settled down [00:35.04] [00:35.54]For a long winter's nap [00:37.47] [00:38.91]When out on the lawn [00:39.75]There arose such a clatter [00:41.01]I sprang from my bed [00:42.19]To see what was the matter [00:43.62]Away to the window [00:44.31]I flew like a flash [00:45.74]Tore open the shutters [00:46.73]And threw up the sash [00:47.96] [00:48.86]The moon on the breast [00:49.93]Of the new fallen snow [00:50.98]Gave the lustre of midday [00:52.78]To object below [00:53.96] [00:54.86]When what to my wandering eyes [00:56.12]Should appear [00:56.90] [00:57.67]But a miniature sleigh [00:59.41]And eight tiny reindeer [01:01.10] [01:04.15]With a little ol' driver [01:04.94]So lively and quick [01:06.70]I knew in a moment [01:07.59]It must be st nick [01:09.40]More rapid than eagles [01:10.26]His courses they came [01:12.01]As he whistled and shouted [01:13.26]And called them by name [01:14.88]And quot now dasher [01:15.48]Now dancer [01:15.80] [01:16.34]Now prancer [01:16.65]Now vixen [01:17.50]On comet [01:18.12]On cupid [01:18.78]On doner [01:19.40]An' blitzen' [01:20.78]To the top of the porch [01:22.07]To the top of the wall [01:23.24] [01:23.88]Now dash away dash away [01:25.20]Dash away all [01:26.24] [01:28.03]As dry leaves [01:28.85]Before the wild hurricane fly [01:31.10]When they meet with an obstacle [01:33.01]Mount to the sky [01:33.80] [01:34.55]So up to the housetop [01:35.70]The courses they flew [01:36.89] [01:37.57]With a sleigh full of toys [01:39.00] [01:40.28]And st nicholas too [01:41.61] [01:43.60]And then in a twinkling [01:44.75]I heard on the roof [01:46.54]The prancing and pawing [01:47.92]Of each little hoof [01:48.81] [01:49.52]As I drew in my head [01:50.69]And was turning around [01:51.85]Down the chimney st nicholas [01:53.63]Came with a bound [01:54.61] [01:57.95]He was dressed all in fur [01:59.45]From his head to his foot [02:00.78] [02:01.57]And his clothes were all tarnished [02:03.27]With ashes and soot [02:04.76]A bundle of toys [02:05.64]He had flung on his back [02:06.85] [02:07.47]And he looked like a peddler [02:08.67]Just opening his pack [02:09.83] [02:10.80]His eyes how they twinkled [02:12.21]His dimples how merry [02:13.72] [02:14.79]His cheeks were like roses [02:16.17] [02:17.01]His nose like a cherry [02:18.56] [02:19.14]His drawl little mouth [02:20.59]Was drawn up like a bow [02:22.16] [02:22.79]And the beard of his chin [02:24.28]Was a white as the snow [02:25.43] [02:26.63]The stump of his pipe [02:27.60]He held tight in his teeth [02:28.80] [02:29.58]And the smoke it encircled his head [02:31.21]Like a wreath [02:32.11] [02:32.95]He had a broad face [02:34.30]And a round little belly [02:35.50] [02:36.53]That shook when he laughed [02:37.28]Like a bowl full of jelly [02:38.98] [02:40.02]He was chubby and plump [02:41.65]A right jolly old elf [02:43.09] [02:43.92]I laughed when I saw him [02:45.19]In spite of myself [02:46.65] [02:47.50]A wink of his eye [02:48.44]And a twist of his head [02:49.58] [02:50.38]Soon gave me to know [02:51.66] [02:52.51]I had nothing to dread [02:53.82] [02:55.91]He spoke not a word [02:56.68]But went straight to his work [02:58.40]And filled all the stockings [02:59.74]Then turned with a jerk [03:01.34] [03:02.06]An' laying a finger [03:02.90]Along side his nose [03:04.08]An' giving a nod [03:05.26]Up the chimney he rose [03:06.87] [03:10.22]He sprang to his sleigh [03:11.39]To his team gave a whistle [03:13.11]An' away they all flew [03:14.38]Like the down of a thistle [03:16.05]But I heard him exclaim [03:17.38]As he drove out of sight [03:18.49] [03:19.92]Happy Christmas to all [03:21.11] [03:22.03]And to all a goodnight [03:23.77] [03:25.22]Hm