The Christmas Mouse
Performer(s): Erick Traplin



One early Christmas Eve, before Santa came
A mouse snuck out of his little hole and licked a candy cane
Before he could escape, he heard the sound of little hooves
It was Santa's little reindeer, prancing on the roof

Down the chimney Santa came and stood before the mouse
And asked him if he was the owner of the house
The mouse was very pleased and held himself up tall
Said, "I am the little mouse, who lives inside the wall"

And I scurry "round by night, looking for a bite
A little scrap of food, to take home to my wife
Who lives with me inside the wall, with my children all
Oh, I am the little mouse, who lives inside the wall

Well, Santa laughed so hard, a tear fell from his eye
To see a mouse so proud, and not the least bit shy
He said I can't recall, meeting one so brave and small
As the little mouse, who lives inside the wall

Santa wiped a joyful tear from his twinkling eye
Then Santa asked the mouse, with what he could supply
A fire truck, a tricycle, or a big red ball
Anything at all for the mouse inside the wall

Oh, it would be so nice, if I could have a slice
A little piece of pie, to take home to my wife
Who lives with me inside the wall, with my children all
Said the little mouse, who lives inside the wall

Santa reached inside his pack, brought out a pie so small
That it would even fit, within the mouse's tiny paw
And every time you took a bite, it came back to it's all
And gave it to the little mouse, who lives inside the wall

Then Santa quickly filled the stockings hanging in a row
And with a merry Christmas, up the chimney he did go
The mouse then sang a song, as he ran off down the hall
Sang, I am the little mouse, who lives inside the wall

And I scurry 'round by night, looking for a bite
A little scrap of food, to take home to my wife
Who lives with me inside the wall, with my children all
Oh, I am the little mouse, who lives inside the wall
Oh, I am the little mouse, who lives inside the wall