Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
Had a very shiny nose
And if you eve 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 how the reindeer loved him
And they shouted out with glee
"Rudolph the red nosed reindeer
You'll go down in history!"

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What are the words to Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?
The lyrics to Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer are: Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer / Had a very shiny nose / And if you eve saw it / You would even say it glows. / All of the other reindeer / Used to laugh and call him names ... Read the full 16-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer have?
"Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" has 16 lines of verse.

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