歌手: Kim McAuliffe
时长: 04:44
Was The Night - Lea Hart/Kim McAuliffe[00:00:00]
'Twas the night before Christmas [00:00:15]
When all through the house[00:00:17]
Not a creature was stirring [00:00:18]
Not even a mouse;[00:00:20]
The stockings were hung by[00:00:22]
The chimney with care [00:00:24]
In hopes that St Nicholas[00:00:26]
Soon would be there;[00:00:27]
The children were nestled[00:00:29]
All snug in their beds [00:00:31]
While visions of sugar plums[00:00:33]
Danced in their heads[00:00:34]
And mamma in her kerchief [00:00:40]
And I in my cap [00:00:42]
Had just settled down[00:00:43]
For a long winter's nap [00:00:44]
When out on the lawn[00:00:47]
There arose such a clatter [00:00:48]
I sprang from the bed to see[00:00:50]
What was the matter [00:00:52]
Away to the window[00:00:54]
I flew like a flash [00:00:55]
Tore open the shutters[00:00:57]
And threw up the sash [00:00:59]
The moon on the breast of[00:01:08]
The new fallen snow[00:01:09]
Gave the lustre of mid[00:01:11]
Day to objects below [00:01:13]
When what to my wondering[00:01:15]
Eyes should appear [00:01:16]
But a miniature sleigh [00:01:22]
And eight tiny reindeer [00:01:23]
With a little old driver [00:01:25]
So lively and quick [00:01:27]
I knew in a moment[00:01:29]
It must be St Nick [00:01:32]
More rapid than eagles[00:01:40]
His coursers they came [00:01:41]
And he whistled and shouted [00:01:43]
And called them by name;[00:01:44]
"Now Dasher now Dancer now Prancer and Vixen[00:01:46]
On Comet on cupid on Doner and Blitzen[00:01:49]
To the top of the porch [00:01:53]
To the top of the wall [00:01:55]
Now dash away dash away [00:01:57]
Dash away all [00:02:00]
As dry leaves that before[00:02:04]
The wild hurricane fly [00:02:05]
When they meet with an obstacle [00:02:07]
Mount to the sky [00:02:09]
So up to the house top[00:02:11]
The coursers they flew [00:02:13]
With the sleigh full of toys [00:02:14]
And St Nicholas too [00:02:16]
And then in a twinkling [00:02:18]
I heard on the roof[00:02:20]
The prancing and pawing[00:02:21]
Of each little hoof [00:02:23]
As I drew in my hand [00:02:25]
And was turning around [00:02:26]
Down the chimney St Nicholas[00:02:28]
Came with a bound [00:02:30]
He was dressed all in fur [00:02:39]
From his head to his foot [00:02:40]
And his clothes were all[00:02:42]
Tarnished with ashes and soot;[00:02:43]
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back [00:02:46]
And he looked like a peddler[00:02:49]
Just opening his pack [00:02:51]
His eyes how they twinkled [00:02:53]
His dimples how merry [00:02:54]
His cheeks were like roses [00:02:56]
His nose like a cherry [00:02:58]
His droll little mouth[00:03:04]
Was drawn up like a bow [00:03:05]
And the beard of his chin[00:03:07]
Was as white as the snow;[00:03:08]
The stump of a pipe[00:03:11]
He held tight in his teeth [00:03:12]
And the smoke it encircled[00:03:14]
His head like a wreath;[00:03:15]
He had a broad face[00:03:18]
And a little round belly [00:03:19]
That shook when he laughed[00:03:21]
Like a bowlful of jelly [00:03:22]
He was chubby and plump [00:03:31]
A right jolly old elf [00:03:33]
And I laughed when I saw him [00:03:35]
In spite of myself;[00:03:37]
A wink of his eye[00:03:38]
And a twist of his head [00:03:41]
Soon gave me to know[00:03:45]
I had nothing to dread;[00:03:47]
He spoke not a word [00:03:49]
But went straight to his work [00:03:50]
And filled all the stockings;[00:03:53]
Then turned with a jerk [00:03:55]
And laying his finger[00:04:00]
Aside of his nose [00:04:01]
And giving a nod [00:04:03]
Up the chimney he rose;[00:04:04]
He sprang to his sleigh [00:04:07]
To his team gave a whistle [00:04:09]
And away they all flew[00:04:13]
Like the down of a thistle [00:04:15]
But I heard him exclaim [00:04:17]
Here he drove out of sight [00:04:19]
Happy Christmas to all [00:04:20]
And to all a good night[00:04:23]