the toy shop door is locked up tight and everything is quiet for the night when suddenly the clock strikes twelve the fun s begun the dolls are in their best arrayed there s going to be a wonderful parade hark to the drum oh here they come cries everyone hear them all cheering now they are nearing there s the captain stiff as starch bayonets flashing music is crashing as the wooden soldiers march sabers a clinking soldiers a winking at each pretty little maid here they come here they come here they come here they come wooden soldiers on parade the toy shop door is locked up tight and everything is quiet for the night when suddenly the clock strikes twelve the fun s begun the dolls are in their best arrayed there s going to be a wonderful parade hark to the drum oh here they come cries everyone hear them all cheering now they are nearing there s the captain stiff as starch bayonets flashing music is crashing as the wooden soldiers march hear them all cheering now they are nearing there s the captain stiff as starch bayonets flashing music is crashing as the wooden soldiers march hear them all cheering now they are nearing there s the captain stiff as starch another version the toy shop door is locked up tight and everything is quiet for the night and suddenly the clock strikes twelve the fun s begun the dolls are in their best arrayed there s going to be a wonderful parade hark to the drum oh here they come cries everyone hear them all cheering now they are nearing there s the captain stiff as starch bayonets flashing music is crashing as the wooden soldiers march sabers a clinking soldiers a winking at each pretty little maid here they come here they come here they come here they come wooden soldiers on parade daylight is creeping dollies are sleeping in the toy shop window fast soldiers so jolly think of each dolly dreaming of the night that s past when in the morning without warning toyman pulls the window shade there s no sign the wood brigade was ever out upon parade