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Jolly old St. Nicholas, Lean your ear this way!
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Don t you tell a single soul, what I m going to say
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Christmas Eve is coming soon; now, you dear old man,
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Whisper what you ll bring to me, tell me if you can.

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When the clock is striking twelve, when I'm fast asleep,
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Down the chimney broad and black, with your pack you ll creep
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All the stockings you will find, hanging in a row;
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Mine will be the shortest one, you ll be sure to know.

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Johnny wants a pair of skates, Suzy wants a dolly;
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Nellie wants a story book; she thinks dolls are folly
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As for me, my little brain isn t very bright;
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Choose for me, old Santa Claus, what you think is right.