SANTA CLAUS GOT STUCK IN MY CHIMNEY
(William D. Hardy / Billy Moore Jr.)

Ella Fitzgerald - 1960 
Lisa Nicole Carson - 2000


Santa Claus got stuck in my chimney, 
Stuck in my chimney, stuck in the chimney 
Santa Claus got stuck in my chimney 
When he came last year 

There he was in middle of the chimney 
Roly-poly, fat and round 
There he was in middle of the chimney 
Not quite up and not quite down 

Santa please come back to my chimney 
Back to my chimney, back 
Santa please come back to my chimney 
You can come back here. 

Cause baby, made a brand new chimney 
Just for you this year! 

Santa, come on back! 


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SANTA CLAUS GOT STUCK IN MY CHIMNEY (Ella Fitzgerald)


as recorded by Ella Fitzgerald 
& backing group  
September 26th 1950 
New York


[bg]
Santa Claus got stuck in my chimney,
Boo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
Boo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
Poor me!

[ef]
Santa Claus got stuck in my chimney,
Stuck in my chimney,
Stuck in my chimney,
Santa Claus got stuck in my chimney
When he came last year.
[bg]
Poor Santa Claus!

[ef]
Santa Claus got stuck in my chimney,
Stuck in my chimney,
Stuck in my chimney,
Santa Claus got stuck in my chimney,
He won't come back, I fear!
[bg]
Boo-hoo!

[ef]
There he was in the middle of the chimney,
Roly-poly, fat and round.
There he was in the middle of the chimney,
Not quite up and not quite down!

Santa, please come back to my chimney,
Back to my chimney,
Back to my chimney,
Santa, please come back to my chimney,
You can come back here,
[bg]
Please do!
[ef]
'Cause daddy made a brand new chimney
Just for you this year!

[bg]
Oh, Ella is a little girl
Who's trying to be good,
[ef]
Yet I find that things don't always
Turn out as they should!
[bg]
Why, just last Christmas Eve she waited up
For Santa to drop by,
[ef]
But I nearly missed him,
And here's the reason why!

Santa Claus got stuck in my chimney,
Stuck in my chimney,
Stuck in my chimney,
Santa Claus got stuck in my chimney
When he came last year.
[bg]
Poor Santa Claus!

[ef]
Santa Claus got stuck in my chimney,
Stuck in my chimney,
Stuck in my chimney,
Santa Claus got stuck in my chimney,
He won't come back, I fear!
[bg]
Boo-hoo!

[ef]
There he was in the middle of the chimney,
Roly-poly, fat and round.
There he was in the middle of the chimney,
Not quite up and not quite down!

Santa, please come back to my chimney,
Back to my chimney,
Back to my chimney,
Santa, please come back to my chimney,
You can come back here,
[bg]
Please do!
[ef]
'Cause daddy made a brand new chimney
Just for you this year!
[bg]
Santa Claus, come on down the chimney,
Please come back this year!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - November 2012)