Up on the house top reindeer pause,
 Out jumps good old Santa Claus.
 Down thru 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 house top, 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 will open and shut her eyes. Chorus
 
 Next comes the stocking of little Will
 Oh, just see what a glorious fill
 Here is a hammer, And lots of tacks
 Also a ball, And a whip that cracks. Chorus

Another version has the following third verse:

 Look in the stocking of little Bill;
 Oh, just see that glorious fill!
 Here is a hammer and lots of tacks,
 a whistle and a ball and a set of jacks.

Mel : Benjamin Russell Hanby 1864 [SANTA CLAUS]
Text: Sophia Taylor Griswold 1864 "Up On The House Top"
      Chapel Gems for Sunday Schools: selected from "Our Song Birds,"
      The "Snow Bird," the "Robin," the "Red Bird" and the "Dove" (1866)
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[ORIGINAL]

Here are Ben’s original lyrics:

 Upon the house, no delay, no pause
 Clatter the steeds of Santa Claus;
 Down thro’ the chimney with loads of toys
 Ho for the little ones, Christmas joys.

O! O! O! Who wouldn’t go.
O! O! O! Who wouldn’t go,
Upon the housetop, click! click! click!
Down thro’ the chimney with good St. Nick.

 Look in the stocking of Little Will,
 Ha! Is it not a “glorious bill?”
 Hammer and gimlet and lots of tacks,
 Whistle and whirligig, whip that cracks.

 Snow-white stocking of little Nell,
 Oh pretty Santa cram it well;
 Leave her a dolly that laughs and cries,
 One that can open and shut its eyes

 Here are the stockings of Lazy Jim,
 What will the good Saint do for him?
 Lo! he is filling them up with bran
 There, he is adding a new ratan!

 Pa, ma, and Uncle, and Grandma too,
 All I declare have something new;
 Even the baby enjoys his part,
 Shaking a rattle, now bless his heart.

 Rover come here, are you all alone,
 Haven't they tossed you an extra bone?
 Here's one to gladden your honest jaws
 Now waga "thank'ee" to Santa Claus.

Mel : Benjamin Russell Hanby 1864 [SANTA CLAUS]
Text: Sophia Taylor Griswold 1864 "Up On The House Top"
      Chapel Gems for Sunday Schools: selected from "Our Song Birds,"
      The "Snow Bird," the "Robin," the "Red Bird" and the "Dove" (1866)
Web : http://www.liederschatz.net