tis the night before christmas and all through my little pad not a creature is stirring not even mom and dad but i m lyin here wide awake no it ain t the he bee jebees or the eggnog shakes i got the christmas eve jitters tonight i hear something up on the roof there s no use in waitin for me to settle down i m already celebratin i m grinnin like a clown well there s toys and candy waitin for me i can t wait to see what s under that tree i got the christmas eve jitters tonight i got the christmas eve jitters i m shakin like a bowl of jelly my mind is all a twitter there s butterflies in my belly well i m tossin and turnin in my bed got the sugarplums a dancin in my head i got the christmas eve jitters tonight i fluffed up my pillow and now i m all tucked in i hung my stocking up with care my mind is in a spin that snow outside is cold and deep no cup of hot cocoa gonna make me sleep i got the christmas eve jitters tonight i got the christmas eve jitters oh by gosh by golly i m shakin like a little leaf on a great big wreath of ha ha holly it s the same thing buddy every year bu bu bustin my buttonss with the holiday cheer i got the christmas eve jitters tonight i got the christmas eve jitters tonight i m so wound up 