Then he did the SAME thingbr
/brto the other Hums' housesbr
/brleaving crumbs much too smallbr
/brfor the other Hums' mouses! br

/brTwas a quarter past dawn, br
/brall the Hums, still a-bed. br
/brAll the Hums, still a-snooze, br
/brwhen he packed up his sled. br

/brHe packed it up with presentsbr
/brand ribbons! And wrappings! br
/brThe tags and the tinsel! br
/brThe trimmings and trappings! br

/brThree thousand feet up. br
/brUp the side of Mount Fillit, br
/brhe rode with the loadbr
/brto the tiptop to spill it! br

/br"Pooh-pooh to the Hums!" br
/brhe was Zim-ish-ly humming. br
/br"They're finding out nowbr
/brthat no Christmas is coming!" br

/brHe looked over at Gir, and saidbr
/br"I know just what they'll do! br
/brTheir mouths'll hang open a minute or twobr
/brthen the Hums down in Hum-vill will all cry BOO-HOOOOO!" br

/br"That's a nose," grinned Zim, br
/br"that I simply MUST hear!" br
/brSo the two of them paused, br
/brand listened carefully to hear. br

/brAnd they did hear a soundbr
/brrising over the snow... br
/brit started in low... br
/brthen it started to grow. br

/br*background of the Hums all singing*br
/brBut the sound wasn't sad! br
/brWhy this sound sounded merry! br
/brIt COULDN'T be so! br
/brBut it WAS merry! VERY! br

/brEvery Hum down in Hum-villbr
/brthe tall and the small, br
/brwere singing! br
/brWithout any presents at all! br

/brZim hadn't stopped Christmas from coming! br
/brIT CAME! br
/brSomehow or other, it camebr
/brjust the same! br

/brAnd Zim, with his Zim-feetbr
/brice cold in the snow, br
/brstood puzzling and puzzling: br
/br"How could it be so...?" br

/brHe turned back to Gir and said, br
/br"It came with out tags! br
/brIt came without packages! br
/brIt came without BAGS!!!" br

/brHe puzzled and puzzed, br
/brtill his puzzler was sore, br
/brthen Zim thought of somethingbr
/brhe hadn't before... br

/br"Maybe Christmas," he thought, br
/br"doesn't come from a store." br
/br"Maybe Christmas...perhaps... br
/brmeans a little bit more..." br


/brAnd what happened then? br
/brWell, where all Hums reside, br
/brthey say that ol' Zimmy, br
/brgrew taller inside... br

/brAnd the minute his heartbr
/brdidn't feel quite so tight, br
/brhe whizzed with his loadbr
/brthrough the bright morning light! br

/brHe brought everything back, br
/brall the food for the feast! br
/brAnd he...he himself... br
/brZim carved the roast beast... br