And crackling fall from holly boughs, burnt-out

The candles on the Tree, soon will our hands

With these be full!

[He turns over and hums drowsily.]

Lob here, Lob there,

Lob everywhere!

Lob, sweep the hearth and mend the toys,

Lob, do the tasks of girls and boys,

Who would not be a Lob like me,

A merry Lob-lie-by-the-fire like me!