Jolly Old Saint Nicholas (Chromatic)

Jolly Old Saint Nicholas (Chromatic)
Author Unknown
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Jol-ly old Saint Nich-o-las,
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lean your ear this way!
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Don't you tell a sin-gle soul
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what I'm going to say;
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Christmas Eve is coming soon;
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now, you dear old man
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whisper what you'll bring to me;
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tell me if you can.

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When the clock is striking twelve,
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and I’m sound a-sleep,
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down the chimney, broad and black,
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with your pack you'll creep.
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All the stockings you will find
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hanging in a row.
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Mine will be the shortest one,
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You'll be sure to know.

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Johnny wants a pair of skates,
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Suzy wants a sled.
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Nellie wants a picture book,
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yel-low, blue, and red.
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Now  I think I'll leave to you
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what to give the rest.
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But give little Billy a drum this year
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Drum this year,
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‘Cause that’s what he likes best.