




         Up On The Housetop
         Traditional, 1880







Up on the housetop reindeer pause, 
   out jumps good old Santa Claus,
Down through the chimney with lots of toys, 
   all for the little ones, Christmas joys.
Ho ho ho, who wouldn't go, 
   ho ho ho, who wouldn't go?
Up on the housetop, click click click, down
   thru the chimney with good Saint Nick.





First comes the stocking of little Nell; 
   oh, dear Santa fill it well.
Give her a dolly that laughs and cries, 
   one that can open and shut her eyes.
Ho ho ho, who wouldn't go, ho ho ho, 
   who wouldn't go?
Up on the housetop, click click click, down
   thru the chimney with good Saint Nick.





Look in the stocking of little Bill, 
   oh just see that glorious fill.
Here is a hammer and lots of tacks, 
   whistle and ball and a whip that cracks.
Ho ho ho, who wouldn't go, 
   ho ho ho, who wouldn't go?
Up on the housetop, click click click, down
   thru the chimney with good Saint Nick.




