Up On The Housetop [G,w]

Additional comments:

Not traditional - actually written by Benjamin Hanby (1833-1867); written in 1864 in New Paris, Ohio (source: Carl von Baeyer).

X:1
T:Up On The Housetop [G,w]
C:Traditional
S:MySheetMusic.com
Z:ABC by Thornton Rose, December 2001
N:Original score in F.
M:4/4
L:1/4
K:G
"G"d d/2e/2 d B/2A/2 | G B d2 |
w:Up on the house-top_ rein-deer pause.
"C"e e "G"d B | "D7"A d d2 |
w:Out jumps good old San-ta Claus.
"G"d d/2e/2 d B/2A/2 | G B d2 |
w:Down through the chim-ney with lots of toys,
"C"e e/2e/2 "G"d/2d/2 B | "D7"A d G2 ||
w:All for the lit-tle ones', Christ-mas joys.
"C"c c e2 | "Bm7"d d/2d/2 B2 |
w:Ho, ho, ho! Who would-n't go!
"Am7"A c c2 | "G"B d/2d/2 G
w:Ho, ho, ho! Who would-n't go!
B | d d/2e/2 "G7"d B | "C"c "G"d "C#dim"e z |
w:O, up on the house-top, click, click, click,
"G"d d/2e/2 d/2d/2 B | "Am7"A "D7"d "G"G z :|
w:Down through the chim-ney with good Saint Nick.
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W:2. First comes the stocking of little Nell.
W:Oh, dear Santa, fill it well.
W:Give her a dollie that laughs and cries,
W:One that can open and shut its eyes.
W:(Chorus)
W:
W:3. Next comes the stocking of little Bill.
W:Oh, just see that glorious fill!
W:Here is a hammer and lots of tacks,
W:Whistle and ball and a set of jacks.
W:(Chorus)
W:
W:0. Chorus:
W:Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn't go!
W:Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn't go!
W:Up on the housetop, click, click, click,
W:Down through the chimney with old Saint Nick.

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/mindspring.com/~thornton.rose/Up_On_The_Housetop/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/troseandassociates.com/abc/UpOnTheHousetop/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/troseandassociates.com/abc/Up_On_The_Housetop/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/xmas/tune/Up_On_The_Housetop/0000

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