[Verse 1]
Curling horn and cloven hoof
Garnet red his tongue
On his back, a leather sack
For snatching up the young

[Verse 2]
Sable fur and jagged claw
Bronze his ringing bell
Thin and quick, his birchwood stick
For children who rebel

[Chorus]
Hoofprints in the snow
To the woods we cannot go
Krampusnacht is nigh
Guard safe thy soul
Lest he come and give thee coal
Krampusnacht is nigh

[Verse 3]
Light the hearth and turn the lock
Sing a merry song
He doth roam in darkened home
Where shadows grow and throng
[Verse 4]
Heed our warning, little ones
Yuletide now is here
Keep in line, for in the pines
Is Krampus ever near

[Chorus]
Hoofprints in the snow
To the woods we cannot go
Krampusnacht is nigh
Guard safe thy soul
Lest he come and give thee coal
Krampusnacht is nigh

[Outro]
To the woods we cannot go
Krampusnacht is nigh
Guard safe thy soul
Lest he come and give thee coal
Krampusnacht is nigh