Hey, why don't you sit down, children?
Grandpa'll tell you a little story
Not so long time ago, perhaps it was even last Christmas, who's to say?
The following story took place in far north
In a beautiful place where northern lights dance in the wintry sky
And millions of stars with smiling moon oversee this magical play
They call this place Lapland
As you know, this is where Santa Claus lives together with Mrs. Santa
And countless elves and other creatures
Usually things go as planned, but one day, somehow
One of the elves found Santa's secret cabin filled with Christmas spirits
An event that almost ruined Christmas

Undecked halls, this seems fishy
Rudolph's running down to Santa's shack
The elves are gone! The times are busy!
I cannot build the toys with one pair of hands
Oh my, the empty shelves, they found the hidden
Spirits of last Christmas: Now I see
Fuel yer nose, we'll search the city
Those guys will drink the world a dry of Irish things

Run, Rudolph run, with bells and whistles
We're searching every bar and guest house
The Santa's call they'll heed, soon wobble
In a circle round the tilted Christmas tree

Santa, pretty please
Won't you let us have more Irish tea for
We'll be fuelled by Christmas Spirits
From this day on 'till the end of times

Why you little tea glazed monsters
These toys I see, they're not exactly for children, I believe

You've gotta be out of your minds
These are toys of a different kind
What would you do with this one anyway
Here's what we'll do now!

Undo the mess, get back in the line now
Then go, build toys and a fiddle
24 days and nights in the moonlight
You'll work and here is a riddle

What doesn't have feet, still runs away, it's time

Alright, back to work now

So once again all was well in the house of Santa
Toys were built and gifts got packed, as usual
But every now and again you may just get something
You did not really wish for
And well, now you should have an idea why

Enough with that infernal yodelling! Get to work!
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Ohh shut up you!

And this, children, is when Santa learned to hide his Christmas spirits from the elves
But you know, still, sometimes, during Christmas holidays
If you are quiet and smell really carefully
You just may find a tiny trail of Christmas spirit
In your very own home
Now, time to turn in
Go go go
Good night