Rudolph the red nosed reindeer lyrics like a light bulb

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"Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer"

Rudolph the red nosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose and if you ever saw it you would even say it glows.
All of the other reindeer they used to laugh and call him names.
They never let poor rudolph join in any reindeer games.
Well then one foggy Christmas Eve, santa came to say Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then how the reindeer loved him, as they shouted out with glee.
Rudolph the red nosed reindeer you'll go down in history.
Rudolph - you better get up (du du) was born with a nuclear nose.
And if you ever saw it, you would even say it glows (like a lightbulb).
All of the other reindeer, they used to laugh and call him names (like pinnochio).
They never let (never never let) poor Rudolph join in any reindeer games (like monopoly).
Then one dark and stormy night Santa came to call.
Rudolph with your shiny snount do me a favor help me out and how the other deer loved him as they partied and shouted with glee,
Rudolph the red nosed reindeer you'll go down in history........Rudolph!

Writer(s): Johnny Marks

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You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen
Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen
But do you recall
The most famous reindeer of all

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Had a very shiny nose
And if you ever saw it
You would even say it glows
All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names
They never let poor Rudolph
Join in any reindeer games

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won’t you guide my sleigh tonight

Then all the reindeer loved him
As they shouted out with glee
Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer
You’ll go down in history

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose (like a lightbulb)
And if you ever saw it (saw it)
You would even say it glows (like a lightbulb)
All of the other reindeer (reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names (ha ha ha)
They never let poor Rudolph (Rudolph)
Join in any reindeer games (like hopscotch)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say (ho ho ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won’t you guide my sleigh tonight

Then all the reindeer loved him (loved him)
As they shouted out with glee (yippee)
Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer (reindeer)
You’ll go down in history (woohoo)
You’ll go down in history

Hey guys I`m interested in broadening my horizons even more...

In Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Song I`ve heard a variety of different add-ons echoed at the end of lines over the years. Certainly some are more common than others, I`m curious what renditions you`ve heard and prefer.

Rudolph the red nosed reindeer (sometimes echoed reindeer)

Had a very shiny nose (Sometimes like a light bulb follows here or line 4 or both) (also heard flashlight)

and if you ever saw it (echo saw it)

you would even say it glows (see line 2)

All of the other reindeer (echo)

used to laugh and call him names (most commonly pinocchio for some reason, but I`ve heard others)

they never let poor Rudolph (echo)

Join in any Reindeer games (most commonly Monopoly, I`ve also heard parcheesy and poker)

Then one foggy Christmas eve

Santa came to say (Ho Ho Ho)

Rudolph with your nose so bright

won`t you guide my sleigh tonight

Then all the reindeer loved him

and they shouted out with glee (Yippie)

Rudolph the red nosed reindeer 

you`ll go down in history (like Washington, Columbus and most recently Charlie Brown - I`d never heard that one before this year that I can remember)

The other night at a staff party everyone was singing Rudolph impromptu and all used the same add-ons magically - My wife claimed they were the only ones she`s ever heard and thinks I`m crazy for thinking there are different versions. I think it must be somewhat regional - Is there an "authorized" version that standardizes the bonus lyrics that any one is aware of? Any ideas on the source of these echoing words?

Summary of points to discuss:

What words have you heard echoed? Do you have preferences? 

Any idea on the sources and a standardized version? 

I'm sure you know the Christmas song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." The song, originally recorded by Gene Autry, has been a perennial hit since 1949. Then there's the TV special that we all seen countless times as kids. And been disturbed by when we rewatched it as adults.

I bring the song up because I was singing it with my daughter recently. I remembered that when I was in elementary school, in the panhandle of Nebraska, we'd sing a version that included some extra lyrics. It was like little commentary echos of the main lyrics. I was trying to remember these lyrics and my daughter thought I was being funny. It blew her mind that no, I wasn't making it up and I learned it in school.

For example, "They never let poor Rudolph, join in any reindeer games. (Like Monopoly!)."

Do you remember doing that? I've asked around and some people do and some don't. It's like cinnamon rolls with chili, it happens in some places but never heard of in others.

Or maybe it has to do with where your elementary school music teacher went to school. Because I learned these extra lyrics when we did a Christmas play in the first grade.

I remember being so excited for that play. I had new boots and dressed up in my finest polo shirt with a fancy ring of paper around my head with sticks stapled to it (so I looked like a reindeer). We practiced for something between one day and five weeks, I don't really remember.

What I do remember is shouting out "Like the toothpaste!" Because there was a toothpaste brand in the olden days of the early '80s called Gleem. And that was somehow a funny joke, I guess.

And "Like a lightbulb" in reference to Rudy's nose. I have found some variation among people that remember singing the song this way when it comes to how Roudoulph will go down in history. Some folks recall shouting "George Washington!" or "Like Columbus!" But I am 90% sure we sang "Like Nixon!" This was 1982, so maybe that was a funnier reference for the time?

Those lyrics are so engrained into my mind that I can't not shout them out with glee every time I hear the song. Much to the chagrin of my Christmas music-loving daughter.

Here are the lyrics I remember:

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Had a very shiny nose (like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it, You would even say it glowed (like a flashlight)
All of the other reindeer, Used to laugh and call him names (like Pinocchio)
They never let poor Rudolph, Join in any reindeer games (like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say 
Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?

Then how the reindeer loved him, And they shouted out with glee (Like the toothpaste)
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, You'll go down in history (like Nixon)

Original lyrics by Johnny Marks, 1949

Do you remember lyrics like that?

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What names did they call Rudolph?

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Nickname
Rudolph in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie: Red, Rudy, Rudy the Red nosed Reject, Neon-nose.
Species
Reindeer
Gender
Male
Title
The Red Nosed Reindeer
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rudolph_the_Red-Nosed_Reindeernull

What did the other reindeer not let Rudolph do because of his shiny red?

For example, when Comet, the team coach, discovers Rudolph's nose glows, he banishes him from the team and tells the other reindeer to never let him join in any reindeer games. "What a terrible message to send to children," Giuliani told ABCNews.com.

What could Rudolph not do because of his shiny nose?

Rudolph was sad because it was Christmas Eve and he was afraid that, because of his shiny nose, he would never be chosen to pull Santa's sleigh.

What names did the other reindeer not let Rudolph do?

Rudolf was laughed at by other reindeers and wasn't allowed to play with them. All the other Reindeer called him names and never let him play the reindeer's games. reindeer games again.