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Muttley Australian Christmas Carols (172* d) RE: Australian Christmas Carols 14 Dec 06


The only "Aussie Version" of Rudolph I've ever heard was the one we used to sing at carolling time or school concerts (or both) up in the bush where I grew up.

It went something like:

Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer       (Reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose                (Like a light globe)
And if you ever saw it                (Saw it)
(You would even say it glows          (Like a light globe)
All of the other Reindeer             (Reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names      (Like Pinocchio)
They never let poor Rudolph;          (Rudoplph)
Join in any Reindeer Games            (Like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came top say                   (Ho, ho, ho)
Rudolph, with your nose so bright: Won't you guide my sleigh tonight

Then all the other Reindeer          (Reindeer)
Laughed and shouted out with glee    (Yipp - ee!)
Rudolph the red-nosed Reindeer       (Reindeer)
You'll go down in his-tor-y          (Like Captain Cook)

All the bits in parentheses are "echoes" to the verse lines and are spoken (or called out en masse) with energy - not sung. Almost like each little 'addition' was a sudden inspiration or 'bright idea'

Muttley


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