So he sat in his old leather chair day by day

And whooped the one solo he’d power to play,

An anthem entitled, “All Hail Christmas

Morn,”

As rendered by gulps on an old bass horn.

“All hail—hoomp—hoomp—bright Christmas

morn,

Hail—hoomp, hoomp—hoomp—fair

hoomp—hoomp—dawn;

Turn—hoomp—hoomp, eyes