Reindeer on the Rooftop

[Intro] [whispered] Shh... you hear that? Up on the roof, up on the roof [Verse 1] Milk's going warm on the windowsill, Cookies got a bite mark, I couldn't sit still, Half past eleven and the house is asleep, But I'm counting my heartbeats, I'm too wound up to sleep. [Pre-Chorus] Then a clip and a clop and a jingle up high, Something with hooves came down from the sky— [Chorus] Reindeer on the rooftop, tappin' out a beat! Eight little dancers with their four little feet! Reindeer on the rooftop, that means he's near— Santa's comin' down, oh, he's finally here! [Verse 2] I pulled the blanket up over my nose, Peekin' through a gap where the moonlight goes, A shadow crossed the ceiling, a big round belly bounce, And a laugh soft as sugar I'd know anywhere by now. [Pre-Chorus] So I squeezed my eyes shut, made a wish real quick, 'Cause you can't see him workin', that's the trick— [Chorus] Reindeer on the rooftop, tappin' out a beat! Eight little dancers with their four little feet! Reindeer on the rooftop, that means he's near— Santa's comin' down, oh, he's finally here! [Bridge] [soft] In the mornin' there were boot prints in the ash, An empty little plate and a ribbon in a flash, And up on the shingles where the frost caught the light— one long trail of hoofprints from a fella took his flight. [Chorus] [belted] Reindeer on the rooftop, tappin' out a beat! Eight little dancers with their four little feet! Reindeer on the rooftop, he was really here— Save that milk and cookies, do it all next year! [Outro] [whispered] Up on the roof... clip-clop, clip-clop... Hear 'em? He's near, he's near, he's near...