Verse 1:
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Up on the housetop reindeer pause,
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Out jumps good old Santa Claus.
D
Down thru the chimney with lots of toys,
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All for the little ones, Christmas joys.
 
Chorus:
G           D
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn't go?
A7          D
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn't go!
                    G
Up on the housetop, click, click, click.
D                          A7         D
Down thru the chimney with good Saint Nick.
 
Verse 2:
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First comes the stocking of little Nell;
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oh, dear Santa, fill it well
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Give her a dolly that laughs and cries;
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one that will open and shut her eyes.
 
Chorus:
G           D
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn't go?
A7          D
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn't go!
                    G
Up on the housetop, click, click, click.
D                          A7         D
Down thru the chimney with good Saint Nick.
 
Verse 3:
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Next comes the stocking of little Will,
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oh, just see what a glorious fill
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Here is a hammer, and lots of tacks;
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also a ball, and a whip that cracks.
 
Chorus:
G           D
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn't go?
A7          D
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn't go!
                    G
Up on the housetop, click, click, click.
D                          A7         D
Down thru the chimney with good Saint Nick.