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(C)Up on the house top rein deer pause; (F)out jumps (C)good old (G)San ta Claus.
(C)Down through the chim ney with lots of toys, (F)all for the (C)lit tle ones’ (G)Christ mas (C)joys.
(F)Ho ho ho!
(C)Who would n’t go!
(G7)Ho ho ho!
(C)Who would n’t go up on the house top, (F)click, click, click, (C)down through the chim ney with (G)good Saint (C)Nick.
First comes the stock ing of lit tle Nell.
(C)Oh, dear San ta, a (G)fill it well.
(C)Give her a dol lie that laughs and cries, (C)one that will o pen and (G)shut her (C)eyes.
(F)Ho ho ho!
(C)Who would n’t go!
(G7)Ho ho ho!
(C)Who would n’t go up on the house top, (F)click, click, click, (C)down through the chim ney with (G)good Saint (C)Nick.
Next comes the stock ing of lit tle Will.
(C)Oh, just see what a (G)glo rious fill!
(C)Here is a ham mer and lots of tacks, (C)al so a ball pen and (G)a that (C)cracks.
(F)Ho ho ho!
(C)Who would n’t go!
(G7)Ho ho ho!
(C)Who would n’t go up on the house top, (F)click, click, click, (C)down through the chim ney with (G)good Saint (C)Nick.
(G)good (G7)Saint (C)Nick.
This page shows “Up On The Housetop” by B.R. Hanby in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 120 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.