Work, work and work all dagen through  Work, work and work it's nok to do  No food no hvil it is so trist  I think we all have lost the gnist  Yeah it's hard to be a nissemann  Yeah it's hard to be a nisse  Nånn can have free when it is jul  Free both from arbeid and from school  But when you are a nissemann  That's simpelthen not nå you kainn  Yeah it's hard to be a nissemann  Yeah it's hard to be a nisse  Yeah it's hard to be a nissemann  Yeah it's hard to be a nisse