By bringing them 'most all the gifts their little hearts could wish,
And filling stockings, shoes and plates and great round pudding dish.
But when last Christmas came around, good Mother Earth she said,
"Dear Santa I have something fine for you to use instead
Of your good, faithful reindeer and your big old fashioned sled,
For here's a lovely aeroplane all painted shining red."
The wise old lady then declared that he could safely fly
With this machine 'most anywhere away up in the sky,
And travel far, far faster than reindeer who were fleet
But stumbled sometimes on the roofs made slippery with sleet.