12 Days of Christmas

There are so many Aussie Parodies to this English Traditional song I thought I'd add mine which I have used for years in schools. At least it does try to properly parody the original and is not JUST a list of Oz Images. These words are an adaption of those for a Traditional tune easily found in existing collections.

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Lyrics

Adapted from Traditional song / Phyl Lobl

Parody

Original (almost in order)

On the First day of Christmas my true love sent to me
A Kookaburra in a gumtree. (Clap Clap)

Partridge in a Pear tree

On the Second day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Two Currawongs and a Kookaburra etc.

Turtle Doves

On the Third day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Three Mallee hens, two Currawongs etc.

French Hens

On the Fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Four Wattle Birds

Calling Birds

On the Fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Five Kangaroos on a dollar.
(NB: Slip in these words, 'On a Dollar' and half-say them after singing 'five kangaroos', remembering that a dollar is a gold ring.)

Golden Rings

On the Sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Six Sheilas sighing.

Maids-a-milking

On the Seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Seven sharks-a-swimming.

Swans-a-swimming

On the Eighth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Eight Surfers surfing

Geese-a-laying

On the Ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Nine Brolgas dancing

Ladies dancing

On the Tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Ten Swaggies waltzing

Lords-a-leaping

On the Eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Eleven Emus drumming

Drummers drumming

On the Twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Twelve Didgeries Dooing

Pipers Piping