Sis and I one Christmas Eve Night

Sis and I one Christmas Eve Night

by AubreyJ.........
Aubrey J. Fawcett

December, 2002

There was a cold wintery breeze blowing that Christmas Eve Night

Outside it was snowing but coming down light

My sis and I were excited as our bedtime grew near

Because it wouldn't be to long till Santa got here

Now big brother and sister rushed us to our beds

With good night kisses on each of our foreheads

To our separate rooms our parents came to say

Go to sleep tonight fast… Santa is surely on the way

Now sis and I had this night all planned out

For Santa we would see and that there was no doubt

We had just come from Mamaw's earlier in the night

With two Walkie-Talkies and a plan that was just right

Our plan went like this and awake we must stay

If Santa was to be seen and all those toys in his sleigh

Now if I should hear something outside in the night

Or if sis should hear something in the living room to her right

On our Walkie-Talkie we would let the other know

That Santa had come… Slip out of your room slow

Was Santa that Jolly

Was Rudolph's nose red and bright

Well one thing was certain

We should know it this night

As the night passed on by and everyone was in bed

Sis and I waited for that little man in red

Sis talked to me quietly and I did the same

What was Santa Claus bringing us... A doll, a train

Then all of a sudden a noise we could hear

Could it be Santa and all his reindeer

On our Walkie-Talkies the warning went out

I heard it on the roof, in the living room, no doubt

That's when my dog Happy jumped up in my bed

It hadn't been Santa but mom and dad instead

They came in our rooms and asleep we did play

But that didn't work and the Walkie-Talkies went away

Well that was it… Our plan hadn't worked

So we cried ourselves to sleep and after all of that work

We just knew that our plan would have surely been right

That we would have finally got to see Santa in the middle of the night

Early that Christmas morning Happy's barking and growling we could hear

Big brother and dad were hollering… No Happy, that's Santa in here

Little bells were ringing as Santa dragged Happy through the house

Happy had Santa by the pants leg and was thrashing and growling about

Into the living room sis and I ran so fast

Could it be we would finally see Santa Claus at last?

As we entered the room our eyes got big and wide

There was candy from the Christmas tree to the door going outside

And in the front doorway a red pants leg did lay

Big brother had caught Happy and said Santa got out of here OK

Poor dad just stood there looking so sad

Said boy I can tell you Santa sure did get mad

But don’t you kids worry Santa must love you a lot

For look at what he brought you and that dumb dog he did not

With all of this said, from outside we could hear

Bells just a ringing with holiday cheer

Big sister said she heard Santa… It was all so clear

He shouted, "Jay… Lock that dog up before I get back here next year!"

"Thanks for the cookies and milk… MERRY CHRISTMAS"

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