《’Twas the Night Before Christmas(LP版)》歌词

[00:00:00] 'Twas The Night Before Christmas (圣诞前夜) (LP版) - Peter, Paul & Mary (彼得、保罗与玛丽三重唱)

[00:00:08] 'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house

[00:00:13] Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse

[00:00:17] The stockings were hung by the chimney with care

[00:00:21] In the hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there

[00:00:26] The children were nestled all snug in their beds

[00:00:30] While visions of sugar plums danced in their heads

[00:00:34] And mom in her kerchief and I in my cap

[00:00:38] Had just settled down for a long winter's nap

[00:00:45] When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter

[00:00:47] I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter

[00:00:49] Away to the window I flew with a flash

[00:00:51] Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash

[00:00:53] The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow

[00:00:57] Gave a luster of mid day to objects below

[00:01:02] When what to my wondering eyes should appear

[00:01:06] But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer

[00:01:11] With a little old driver so lively and quick

[00:01:15] Well I knew in a moment it must be St Nick

[00:01:19] More rapid than eagles his coursers they came

[00:01:24] And he whistled and he shouted and he called them by name

[00:01:28] On dasher on dancer on prancer and vixen

[00:01:32] On comet on cupid on donner and blitzen

[00:01:36] To the top of the porch to the top of the wall

[00:01:41] Now dash away dash away dash away all

[00:01:52] As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly

[00:01:56] When they meet with an obstacle mount to the sky

[00:02:00] So up to the rooftop the coursers they flew

[00:02:04] With a sleigh full of toys and St Nicholas too

[00:02:12] And then in a twinkling I heard on the roof

[00:02:16] The prancing the pawing of each little hoof

[00:02:20] As I drew in my head and was turning around

[00:02:24] Down the chimney St Nicholas came with a bound

[00:02:29] He was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot

[00:02:33] And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot

[00:02:37] A bundle of toys he had flung on his back

[00:02:42] And he looked like a peddler just op'ning his pack

[00:02:47] His eyes how they twinkled his dimples how merry

[00:02:49] His cheeks were like roses his nose like a cherry

[00:02:51] His droll little mouth was drawn up in a bow

[00:02:53] And beard on his chin was as white as the snow

[00:02:56] The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth

[00:03:01] And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath

[00:03:05] He had a broad face and a little round belly

[00:03:10] That shook when he laughed ho ho ho ho like

[00:03:14] A bowl full of jelly ho ho ho ho

[00:03:19] He was chubby and plump a right jolly old elf

[00:03:24] And I laughed when I saw him in spite of myself

[00:03:28] A wink of his eye and a twist of his head

[00:03:32] Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread

[00:03:37] He spoke not a word but went straight to his work

[00:03:41] And filled all the stockings and turned with a jerk

[00:03:45] And laying a finger to the side of his nose

[00:03:50] And giving a nod up the chimney he rose

[00:03:57] He sprang to his sleigh and to his team gave a whistle

[00:04:01] And away they all flew like the down of a thistle

[00:04:05] But I heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight

[00:04:09] Merry Christmas to all and to allgoodnight

[00:04:18] Goodnight