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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