Jolly old Saint Nicholas,
 Lean your ear this way!
 Don't you tell a single soul
 What I'm going to say;
 Christmas Eve is coming soon;
 Now, you dear old man,
 Whisper what you'll bring to me;
 Tell me if you can.

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

 Johnny wants a pair of skates;
 Susy wants a dolly;
 Nellie wants a story book;
 She thinks dolls are folly;
 As for me, my little brain
 Isn't very bright;
 Choose for me, old Santa Claus,
 What you think is right.

Mel : Benjamin Russell Hanby 1867 [JOLLY OLD ST. NICK]
Text: Benjamin Russell Hanby 1867 "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas"
      School Chimes - A New School Music Book by James R. Murray 1874
      Published by S. Brainard's Sons
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